Finlandia University - Yearbook (Hancock, MI)

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KONVENTTI MEMBERS TRANSLATING THANK YOU LETTERS called special attention to the traditional list of names in these runes in Finland and also in Estonia. They have tried to prove that the events mentioned in the Kalevala have occurred in west and southwest Finland. The adherents of the mythical point of view state that philology has proved that the Finnic peoples from time immemorial-have had mythical fancies of nature, spirits, heaven, etc. The Kalevala heroes were at least halfgods. Pohjola is the home of North Star. The latest explanation about Sampo, which is the central theme' in the Finnish Epic, is that of Prof. Setala, who presents it as the pillar of the world carrying the firmament. It is fast in bedrock, and the nail at its top is the North Star. t New beliefs and ideas came in the Middle Ages with the Catholic liturgies and legends of saints, and from the sermons. In Finnish- magic poetry there are about 150 names of saints in very corrupted forms. The Catholic Virgin cult had a central position in the Finnish emotional life. It is very rich and origin.al, but not orthodox. , Magic poetry has been more original in Finland than in other European countries. Proverbs collected, there number almost 50,000g many of them are of all-European and international origin. , To understand Elias Lonnrot's life-work in the field of Finnish folk- lore, one should remember that the spirit of the first decades of the 19th century was that of Romanticism. In Finland it was connected with the Finnish national tendency and it had, therefore, a greater significance in that country. Lonnrot was under its influence, but his education was classical. He needed both these forces in his task. y The Kalevala is not a reliable source for prehistoric Finnish life and culture. Nevertheless, its influence has been very fruitful on the Finnish language and literature, in the works of many Finnish composers, poets, sculptors and painters. The material written about the Kalevala abroad is notable.. In America its inspiration is also felt in Longfellowis Hiawatha. u Kosti Arho. Page sixty-four

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