Väinämöinen

Main character in the Finnish national epic Kalevala

Väinämöinen
Väinämöinen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋæi̯næˌmøi̯nen]) is a demigod, hero and the central character in Finnish folklore and the main character in the national epic Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot. Väinämöinen was described as an old and wise man, and he possessed a potent, magical singing voice. In Finnish mythology. The first extant mention of Väinämöinen in literature is in a list of Tavastian gods by Mikael Agricola in 1551, where it says: "Aeinemöinen wirdhet tacoi." (lit. '"Väinämöinen forged the chants. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4in%C3%A4m%C3%B6inen

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