Product Description The following stories cover almost all of the songs of the Kalevala, the epic of the Finnish people. They will lead the reader into a new region in the fairy world, yet one where he or she will recognize many an old friend in a new form. The very fact that they do open up a new portion of the world of the marvelous, will, it is hoped, render them all the more acceptable, and perhaps will inspire the reader into an actual interest in the race that has composed them.
The Kalevala is the Finnish epic that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings.'
