The Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/137134 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Kalevala Author: Elias Lönnrot Narrator: Andrea Giordani Format: mp3 Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins Release date: 01-22-20 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Poetry Publisher's Summary: The Kalevala is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology. The Kalevala was instrumental in the development of the Finnish national identity and the sense of nationality that led to Finland's independence from Russia in 1917. Beginning with the traditional Finnish creation myth, the Kalevala branches out into stories of the creation of the earth, plants, creatures, and the sky. There are many stories of, romance, kidnapping, seduction, and magical spell casting and singing.