Nordic Hero Tales From The Kalevala

Educator James Baldwin specialized in adapting ancient narratives into captivating prose that appeals to modern readers of all ages. In this volume, he recasts the oral traditions of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, into 38 tales of the heroes who lived amid gods and magic.

I Mistress and Minstrel	1	(7)
II The Maid of Beauty	8	(5)
III The Graybeard and His Son	13	(6)
IV The Wicked Hornet	19	(7)
V The Tree of Magic	26	(3)
VI The Smithy	29	(6)
VII The Tempest	35	(4)
VIII The Recipe	39	(4)
IX The Caldron	43	(7)
X The Forging of the Sampo	50	(6)
XI The Homesick Hero	56	(7)
XII The Unfinished Boat	63	(9)
XIII The Land of Tuonela	72	(7)
XIV The Hag of the Rock	79	(5)
XV The Hero's Return	84	(3)
XVI The Wisdom Keeper	87	(6)
XVII The Launching	93	(4)
XVIII The Maid of the Morning	97	(6)
XIX The Unexpected Journey	103	(7)
XX The Friendly Rivals	110	(3)
XXI The Barking Dogs	113	(6)
XXII The Old Man's Wooing	119	(4)
XXIII The Field of Serpents	123	(6)
XXIV The Great Pike	129	(5)
XXV The Bridegroom's Triumph	134	(4)
XXVI The Wedding Feast	138	(6)
XXVII The Home Coming	144	(3)
XXVIII The Slave Boy	147	(8)
XXIX A Dreadful Vengeance	155	(4)
XXX The Golden Maiden	159	(7)
XXXI The Famine	166	(3)
XXXII The Weeping Ship	169	(7)
XXXIII The Kantele	176	(5)
XXXIV The Triumph of Music	181	(6)
XXXV The Flight	187	(7)
XXXVI The Pursuit	194	(4)
XXXVII The Fate of the Sampo	198	(9)
Notes	207

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