Finnish
The runo-songs of Finland and Karelia — oral poetry centuries old, compiled by Elias Lönnrot into the Kalevala in the nineteenth century.
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Most-filed motifs under “finnish” in the index
Horse unable to draw evil dead man 2 The living corpse. Revenant is not a specter b 2 Ghost exorcized and laid 2 Fairies' cows. (Cf. F460.2.9.) 2 Water-spirits. [Note: For help in the preparat 2 Water-spirit as woman (water-nymph, water-nix) 2 Wood-nymph comes to the fire to warm 2 Underground spirits. (Cf. F200–F399, Fairies a 2 Nightmare (Alp). Presses person in dream 2 House-spirits 2 Water enters into giant's boots from above 2 Witch flies through air on broomstick 2 Treasure to be found by hand that hid it 2 Devil punishes girl who loves to dance 2 Devil flays impious person. (Cf. G303, Q220.) 2 Foundation sacrifice. A human being buried ali 2 Church bell sunk in river (sea). (Cf. F993.) 2 Lonely creator. The creator is tired of solitu 1 Goddess of earth 1 Mother Earth. The earth is conceived of as the 1 Culture hero's (demigod's) departure 1 Culture hero's (divinity's) expected return. D 1 Creation from duck's eggs. Upper vault from ha 1 Tree to heaven 1 Sun and moon placed in top of tree. Hero makes 1 Theft of sun. The sun, which is kept by a mons 1 Eclipse caused by monster devouring sun or moo 1 Man in the moon: tarring of the moon. Man sets 1 Origin of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis 1 Primeval water: In the beginning everything is 1