Kalev and Kalevipoeg
Also known as: Kaleva, Kalevi, Kalev, Kalevipoeg, Kalevanpoika, Caleuanpoiat, Kalliweh
Basic account
Finnic giant ancestor and his stone-throwing sons, across Estonia, Finland and Karelia.
Account
In Estonian, the word kalev simply means giant. His wife's tears became the lakes.
Motifs
- The people who came before
- Shaped the land while living
- Attached to a real place
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What is disputed
The Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg was compiled by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald between 1857 and 1861, modelled on the Finnish Kalevala.
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Sources
- Mikael Agricola, 16th century
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