Kalevala

//ˈkɑleɪˌvɑlə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Finnish national epic.
  2. 2
    The mythical location where the heroes of Kalevala live.
  3. 3
    An urban-type settlement, the administrative capital of the Kalevalsky District, Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia; also historically known as Uhtua.

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"Pekka Ervast, the author of "The Key to the Kalevala", says that the lord and the creator of the world is called Kaleva, and that, as a substantive noun, Kalevala means "the home of the Creator or the Lord", meaning the higher planes of life or the higher zones of unseen world."

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Kalevala.

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national epic

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