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The Quest for Kalevala
Eeva-Karoline Müller
Cyrille Armand
Pierre Dureau
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The Kalevala
Kalewala, taikka Wanhoja Karjalan Runoja Suomen kansan muinoisista ajoista
The Kalevala, or old Karelian poems about ancient times of the Finnish people
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The national epic
• Important turning-point for Finnish-language culture
• Foundation for the Finnish identity
• Inspiration for the national awakening
• Spotlight on Finland
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Lönnrot's work
• Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884)
• Medical doctor and philologist
• Collector of traditional folk tales of Karelia and Lapland
• 1st. Version in 1835
• 2nd. Version in 1849
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Poetry
• Poetic form: "trochaic tetrameter”
• Sung by 2 singers
• 50 poems (runot) with 22,795 verses
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Poetry (2)“Then the aged VäinämöinenWent upon his journey singing,Sailing in his boat of copper,In his vessel made of copper,Sailed away to loftier regions,To the land beneath the heavens.There he rested with his vessel,Rested weary, with his vessel,But his kantele he left us,Left his charming harp in Suomi,For his people's lasting pleasure,Mighty songs for Suomi's children.”
English translation W.F. Kirby (1907)
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Main Influences
• Painter: Akseli Gallén-Kallela (1865-1931)
• Writer: J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) Silmarillion, The Lord of the Rings
• Pop music: Amorphis (lyrics)
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Kalevala everywhere
• ”Kalevalan päivä”(28. February)
• Väinämöisenkatu
• Sampo Assurance Company
• Kullervo...
• etc.
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Main characters
Väinämöinen
The old wise hero
Ilmarinen
The Smith
Lemminkäinen
The young adventurer
Louhi
The Witch
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Places and Items
Pohjola
SampoTuonela
KalevalaKantele
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1. Creating the Sampo
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2. Struggling for a wife
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3. Sampo wars
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The Quest for Kalevala
Sammon Salaisuus
The Secret of the Sampo
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Main characters
Scrooge McDuck Roope Ankka
Donald Duck Aku Ankka
Väinämöinen
Magica De Spell Milla Magia
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1. Recreating the Sampo
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2. Sampo wars
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3. Iku-Torso VS Donald
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A Disney character
• 1st official apparition in 1934
• Original voice by the imitator Clarence Nash from 1934 to 1983
• His ”Godfather”: Carl Barks
• Others illustrators: Don Rosa…
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A Finnish passion
• The biggest periodical in Finland
• 295,000 copies
• Read by 1.3 million Finns every week
• Huge popularity of Don Rosa
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Don Rosa's work
• Special treat for the Finnish fans
• Combination of the two cornerstones of Finnish culture
• Inspirated by the comic Koirien Kalevala ("The Canine Kalevala") by Mauri Kunnas
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Some facts
• The poetic verse
• Reference to the introduction to Finlandia by Jean Sibelius
• Helsinki depicted in a realistic way as it looked in the 1950s
• A huge success
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So…
Haluatteko kysyä jotakin?
(Any questions?)
Kiitos!