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Contents PREFACE....................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 PROEM ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 30 RUNE I BIRTH OF WAINAMOINEN...................................................................................................................................... 33 RUNE II WAINAMOINEN’S SOWING ................................................................................................................................... 38 RUNE III WAINAMOINENAND YOUKAHAINEN .............................................................................................................. 46 RUNE IV THE FATE OF AINO................................................................................................................................................. 58 RUNE V WAINAVOINEN’S LAMENTATION........................................................................................................................ 69 RUNE VI WAINAMOINEN’S HAPLESS JOURNEY ............................................................................................................ 74 RUNE VII WAINIOINEN’S RESCUE ...................................................................................................................................... 79 RUNE VIII WAIDEN OF THE RAINBOW ............................................................................................................................. 87 RUNE IX ORIGIN OF IRON ..................................................................................................................................................... 92 RUNE X ILMARINEN FORGES THE SAMPO ................................................................................................................... 103 RUNE XI LEMMINKAINEN’S LAMENT ............................................................................................................................ 114 RUNE XII KYLLIKKI’S BROKEN VOW ............................................................................................................................. 122 RUNE XIII LEMMINIKAINEN’S SECOND WOOING ...................................................................................................... 132 RUNE XIV DEATH OF LEMMINKAINEN .......................................................................................................................... 138 RUNE XV LEMMINKAINEN’S RESTORATION ............................................................................................................... 147 RUNE XVI WAINAMOINEN’S BOAT-BUILDING ............................................................................................................. 161 RUNE XVII WAINAMOINEN FINDS THE LOST-WORD ................................................................................................. 170 RUNE XVIII THE RIVALSUITORS ...................................................................................................................................... 181 RUNE XIX ILMARINEN’S WOOING ................................................................................................................................... 194 RUNE XX THE BREWING OF BEER ................................................................................................................................... 205 RUNE XXI ILMARINEN’S WEDDING-FEAST .................................................................................................................. 217 RUNE XXII THE BRIDE S FAREWELL .............................................................................................................................. 225 RUNE XXIII OSMOTAR THE BRIDE-ADVISER ............................................................................................................... 234 RUNE XXIV THE BRIDE’S FAREWELL ............................................................................................................................. 250 BOOK II RUNE XXV WAINAMOINEN’S WEDDING-SONGS......................................................................................... 260 RUNE XXVI ORIGIN OF THE SERPENT............................................................................................................................ 272 RUNE XXVII THE UNWELCOME GUEST ......................................................................................................................... 287 RUNE XXVIII THE MOTHER’S COUNSEL ....................................................................................................................... 295 RUNE XXIX THE ISLE OF REFUGE ................................................................................................................................... 301 RUNE XXX THE FROST-FIEND ........................................................................................................................................... 312 RUNE XXXI KULLERWOINEN SON OF EVIL.................................................................................................................. 321 RUNE XXXII KULLERVO AS A SHEPHERD ..................................................................................................................... 328 RUNE XXXIII KULLERVO AND THE CHEAT-CAKE ...................................................................................................... 337 RUNE XXXIV KULLERVO FINDS HIS TRIBE-FOLK...................................................................................................... 343 RUNE XXXV KULLERVO’S EVIL DEEDS ......................................................................................................................... 347 RUNE XXXVI KULLERWOINEN’S VICTORYAND DEATH .......................................................................................... 354 RUNE XXXVII ILMARINEN’S BRIDE OF GOLD ............................................................................................................. 361 RUNE XXXVIII ILMARINEN’S FRUITLESS WOOING ................................................................................................... 365 RUNE XXXIX WAINAMOINEN’S SAILING ....................................................................................................................... 371 RUNE XL BIRTH OF THE HARP .......................................................................................................................................... 379 RUNE XLI WAINAMOINEN’S HARP-SONGS.................................................................................................................... 385 RUNE XLII CAPTURE OF THE SAMPO ............................................................................................................................. 390 RUNE XLIII THE SAMPO LOST IN THE SEA ................................................................................................................... 399 RUNE XLIV BIRTH OF THE SECOND HARP .................................................................................................................... 407 RUNE XLV BIRTH OF THE NINE DISEASES .................................................................................................................... 413 RUNE XLVI OTSO THE HONEY-EATER ............................................................................................................................ 418 RUNE XLVII LOUHI STEALS SUN, MOON, AND FIRE .................................................................................................. 429 RUNE XLVIII CAPTURE OF THE FIRE-FISH ................................................................................................................... 436 RUNE XLIX RESTORATION OF THE SUN AND MOON ................................................................................................. 442 RUNE L MARIATTA—WAINAMOINEN’S DEPARTURE ................................................................................................ 450 EPILOGUE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 460 GLOSSARY 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