TY - BOOK AU - Kirby, William Forsell, 1844-1912, ed. TI - Kalevala: the land of the heroes AV - PH 324.E5 .K124 1985 PY - 1985/// CY - London PB - Athlone Press KW - Kalevala KW - sears KW - Tales N1 - Originally published: London : Dent, 1907- N2 - the boisterious celebration of weddings and rituals; the hunting of the bear and journeying with the shaman in song and music the taming of the land of Kalevala and its salvation from its enemies; Kalevala is the great Finnish epic of ancient life in the Far North. It tells how with magic and sword the Northern heroes fought for survival against the powers of darkness. it recounts dangerous journeys over land and sea ER -