Elias Lönnrot,
The Kalevala — Rune II
“ If the sun shines not upon them, If the moonlight does not cheer them Is there not some mighty hero, Was there never born a giant, That can fell the mighty oak-tree, That can lop its hundred branches? ”
Elias Lönnrot,
The Kalevala — Rune II
“ To the North its hundred branches. Whosoe'er a branch has taken, Has obtained eternal welfare; Who secures himself a tree-top, He has gained the master magic; Who the foliage has gathered, Has delight that never ceases. ”
Elias Lönnrot,
The Kalevala — Rune II
“ Which of these thou only knowest; Tell me what thy name and station. Very like a man thou lookest, Hast the bearing of a hero, Though the length of man's first finger, Scarce as tall as hoof of reindeer. ”
