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Well, I decided to do my part in the Kalevala issue.
Here are some quite nice links:

A "Reader's Digest" Version of Kalevala:
http://www.edj.net/mc2012/fiftyrunos.htm

Some Personal notes on the "RD" Version:
Tuonela = The place beyond. The place where the dead go.
Tuoni = The ruler of Tuonela.
Hiisi = IMHO should not be associated with the Devil as the RD-translation suggests, but more like a poverful evil spirit or maybe a Demon.
Kantele= a five-stringed harp. Väinämöinens main "weapon".
Sampo = an artifact. A magic mill that made salt and gold.
Ilmatar= The mother of Väinämöinen. Can also be thought as a air (wind) spirit (or goddess).Her name directly translated would be something like Airess.

Some Kalevala info:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...kienroots.html
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/kveng/
http://www.helsinki.fi/kasv/nokol/kalevala.html
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/kalevala.htm
http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/fo.../kalevala.html
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Part...8/KALEVALA.HTM
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/en.../kalevala.html
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/en...mythology.html
http://www.enotes.com/kalevala/13215

Finnish mythology:
http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/f...-mythology.php
http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/IsisShrine/Finnish.html
http://altreligion.about.com/library...l_glossary.htm
http://www.finnishmyth.org/indexbasenor.html

Remember, if we don't get a Kaleval theme in Dom3, we will beat you at least five years in a row in the Ice Hockey WorldCup. (There will be longbearded harp-guys chanting behing the Swedish goal)
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