Finnish mythology and folklore mythical creatures from old. Finnish mythology myth encyclopedia god, story, tree. The story of how the world was created according to the people of finland. Tapio, god of hunt, animals, trees and forest mielikki, goddess of forest. Book scanned and uploaded by user robert bedrosian. The role of the kalevala in finnish culture and politics urpo vento finnish literature society, finland. But in order to understand norse magic, it is essential to become familiar with norse mythology and norse paganism, the prechristian spiritual tradition of the northern europeans. The word is possibly derived from the compound maanala, the space or area under the earth. In finland the symbolists embraced finnish mythology as a source of universal symbols. Oct 14, 2016 lemminkainen is one of the heroes of the kalevala, a 19thcentury national epic compiled by elias lonnrot, a finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional finnish oral poetry. It is extant only in a later form, dating from a period when its devotees had begun to lose their absolute faith in the older.
Most of the myths date from prechristian times and were passed from generation to generation by storytellers. Oct 20, 2015 sharing my knowledge and artworks about finnish forest gods and goddesses. Finnish mythology and folklore mythical creatures from. Vainamoinen m finnish mythology derived from finnish vaina meaning wide and slowflowing river. Finnish mythology symbols scandinavian art, lapland. Ive read a little bit about the finnish myths, i think in the kalevala, doesnt the main character fall in love with his sister, and then they both end up killing themselves. Every country and every region around the world seems to have its own werewolf legends it seems. Finns have the power of darkness, finns are wizards.
Pages in category finnish goddesses the following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. The shamans did magick, conjuration, incantations and spells to control men, animals, divine or demonic entities and inanimate beings. Kalevala became the object of a cult around which a mythology of its own began to be spun. Explore surma finnish mythology profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of surma finnish. It has many features shared with estonian and other finnic mythologies, but also shares some similarities with neighbouring baltic, slavic and, to a lesser extent, norse mythologies. Vainamoinen, in finnish folklore, a central figure of many ancient mythological songs and a culture hero to whom everything miraculous and wonderful is attributed. The earth became green and beautiful again, and in a deep forest that the fire had not burnt a woman and a man woke up. Sep 2, 2015 the kalevala, epic of the finnish people. Latest and breaking news on surma finnish mythology. The biggest spirits were gods who had names, the god of the sky was ukko. In the beginning, there was only the goddess luonnotar, whose name means daughter of nature. He is a handsome young man, a hero, but also a frivolous, ostentatious character with liking for women and battles. The main reason for this uniqueness is finnish culture, borne and permeated by the finnish language. These figures are often guardians of natural elements such as mountains, forests, and.
The stories are translated from the original source, the icelandic eddas, which were compiled in the century from much older written and orally transmitted material. Join our community just now to flow with the file greek mythology and make our shared file collection even more complete and exciting. Click download or read online button to get the hobbit and tolkien s mythology book now. And search more of istocks library of royaltyfree vector art that features adult graphics available for quick and easy download. Hannes sihvos study of karelianism, which was a devotion to karelia. Finland is apparently mentioned in some of the old sagas, however there is also a finnish mythology which jan sibelius touched on in his musical compositions and which is described in the kalevala which is more closely related to estonian mythology than norse. Finns have the power of darkness, finns are wizards this was the cry of the viking warriors who feared nothing.
Project gutenberg offers 61,452 free ebooks to download. Norse mythology legends of gods and heroes by peter andreas munch in the revision of magnus olsen translated from norwegian by sigurd bernhard hustvedt. In finnish folk religion, the divine mother is the virgin mary or maaria in finnish and she is remembered in songs and spells as a spiritual mother, healer, helper and protector of motherhood. Myths, culture and feelings from the ancient finland. In finnish mythology vainamoinen was a wise old magician, the son of the primal goddess ilmatar. Wikimedia commons has media related to mythology of finland pages in category finnish mythology the following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. The role of the kalevala in finnish culture and politics. Finland is no exception, and mythical creatures remained very much part of finnish folklore until the countrys rapid urbanisation during the 20th century. In finnish mythology a mysterious virgin by the name of iro is said to have given birth to the three divine brothers at the beginning of times. There are many versions of the original lemminkainen story because his complex character, is a mix of traits originating from several other. Finnish paganism simple english wikipedia, the free. Finnish were based on the southwestern dialects, the kalevala enriched. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Manala, in finnish mythology, the realm of the dead.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Most of the myths date from prechristian times and were passed from. Finnish mythology article about finnish mythology by the. Finnish mythology is known for having many natural spirits and creatures. I think the swan is a symbol of death in finnish mythology too, like they. Like most civilizations, they had a story for how the earth was created, and they believed. It has many features shared with estonian and other finnic mythologies, but also shares some similarities with neighbouring baltic, slavic and, to a lesser extent, norse. Sutherland lemminkainen is a prominent figure in finnish mythology. Many fabulous finnish figures appear in the runic poems of the kalevala the. May 08, 2015 stories of norse gods and heroes by annie klingensmith consists of 20 chapters, each a story from norse mythology. Vainamoinen is variously described as a deity who existed in the mythic past before the worlds creation in which he took part, as an extraordinary shaman who was a master of magic songs and incantations, and as the.
The hobbit and tolkien s mythology download ebook pdf. In finnish mythology nakki is shapeshifting water spirit who usually appears in human form, that resides in murky pools, wells, docks, piers and under bridges that cross rivers. Finnish religious leaders were usually called shamans. The name bestowed on the storm by twc is shared with the god of sky and weather in finnish mythology, who like the norse counterpart thor wielded a hammer or. Finnish mythology the following 73 pages are in this category, out of 73 total. Neither germanic like swedish, german, or english nor slavonic like polish and ukrainian, finnish is a uralic language, and is thus related to estonian, saam lappish, and much more distantly to hungarian.
Finnish paganism was a pagan religion in finland and karelia before the finnish people were christian. They had been hidden there by odin and left to sleep during. Apr 06, 2012 ive read a little bit about the finnish myths, i think in the kalevala, doesnt the main character fall in love with his sister, and then they both end up killing themselves. Mention the word norse and it is sure to conjure up images of vikings, dragon ships, and trolls. Stories of norse gods and heroes by annie klingensmith consists of 20 chapters, each a story from norse mythology. The chapters discuss how folklore has been collect and researched, regional distinctions within the countrys traditions, and how traditions have changed in the process of modernization of an agrarian society to an industrialized society. Download uralic mythologies and shamans or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. Some of their myths are also distantly related to the myths of other finnougric speakers like the samis. Kalevala became the object of a cult around which a mythology of its own. Media in category mythology of finland the following 27 files are in this category, out of 27 total. Finnish download free ebooks or read books online for free. Finns have been telling each other stories of their gods and guardians for centuries. Discover new authors and their books in our ebook community.
Finnish paganism is close to scandinavian paganism and baltic paganism. The kalevala is a collection of old finnougric mythology that was published in 1835 and. But in order to understand norse magic, it is essential to become familiar with norse mythology and norse paganism, the pre. Mythologia fennica by christfrid ganander project gutenberg. Finnish mythology survived within an oral tradition of mythical poemsinging and folklore well into the 19th century. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The fact that the finnish people know their werewolves by the name of vironsusi is odd, seeing as how this translates into estonian wolf. The inhouse pdf rendering service has been withdrawn. Finnic mythologies are the various mythologies of the baltic finns.
Every countrys mythology has its own cast of strange creatures, monsters and legendary human figures. Sharing my knowledge and artworks about finnish forest gods and goddesses. The purpose of this article is to introduce a healing ritual, which is inspired by and draws from the ancient finnish epic kalevalas poetry of affirmations and its seven stages of womanhood. Finnish folklore studia fennica folkloristica, virtanen, leea, dubois, thomas on. It formed a cornerstone of finnish cultural identity in the grand. A contemporary healing ritual from the finnish mythology of the kalevala sirkku m. See more ideas about mythology, gods and goddesses and art. Browse through our ebooks while discovering great authors and exciting books in finnish. This book contains both an examination of and an anthology of finnish folklore from the nineteenth century to the present. Finnish mythology is the mythology that went with finnish paganism which was practised by the finnish people prior to christianisation. Finnish mythology the following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. Explore surma finnish mythology profile at times of india for.
Mar 08, 2009 tribute to kalevala, the finnish mythology. Click download or read online button to get uralic mythologies and shamans book now. It is also called tuonela, the realm of tuoni, and pohjola, derived from the word pohja, meaning bottom and also north. Discover with us the magic belief of ancient finns. Religion has always been the mirror of a society, and the finnish ancient religion perfectly reflects the needs and the daily life of such a magic people. The mythology of our forefathers, as we know it from norse mythical poems and from the records of ancient writers, has not come down to us in its genuine pagan form. Only the highest grade of sorcerer was allowed to use a drum and raise spirits. How to say mythology in finnish whats the finnish word for mythology. Rearranged, with ommissions, and with notes on esthonian mythology, by the translator.
It has many features shared with fellow finnic estonian mythology and its nonfinnic neighbours, the balts and the scandinavians. Finnish mythology is a commonly applied description of the folklore of finnish paganism, of which a modern revival is practiced by a small percentage of the finnish people. Although the gradual influence of surrounding cultures raised the significance of the skygod in a monolatristic manner, the father god ukko old man was originally just a nature spirit like all the others. Uralic mythologies and shamans download ebook pdf, epub. Its been a while so i may have just gotten all that wrong. This means that people believed nature was full of small and big spirits. Pdf the myth of the finnish superwoman researchgate. Finnish mythical creatures still lurk thisisfinland. Includes notes, bibliographies, illustrations, and plates, in 722 searchable pdf pages. She was becoming bored of being alone in the void of emptiness, so she let herself fall into the primal ocean where she floated aimlessly. Finnish mythology, like that of many other cultures, tells the stories of gods and legendary heroes. An independent open source renderer mediawiki2latex is available.