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Quest for unknown magic words. Hero seeks them on the heads of swallows, the necks of swans, the backs of geese, and the tongues of reindeer.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: quests. · Nature of quests. · Miscellaneous quests. · view the constellation · filed as H1382.1

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“Wainamoinen calls his people, On the plains of Kalevala, Speaks these words of ancient wisdom, To the young men, to the maidens, To the rising generation: “Every child of Northland, listen: If thou wishest joy eternal, Never disobey thy parents, Never evil treat the guiltless, Never wrong the feeble-minded, Never harm thy weakest fellow, Never stain thy lips with falsehood, Never cheat thy trusting neighbor, Never injure thy companion,…”

The Kalevala, Rune XVI · served from our shelf

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  • FinnishThe Kalevala, Rune XVIThompson cites: Kalevala rune 16.
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Filed under Quest for unknown objects or places.

Filed beside it
Quest for unknown story (epic)Quest for unknown wonder
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Tabu: drinkingTransformation to escape from captivityBoat made by magicMagic formula (charm)Land of the deadDescent to lower world of dead (Hell, Hades)River entrance to lower worldDead place net across river to prevent living man from returning to earth. (Cf. F105.)Dead oppose return of living from land of the dead. (Cf. F93.1.1.)Quest to lower world for lost words

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