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Kalevala Around the World

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Kalevala translations by language

Language Year Translator Country of publication Arabic 1965 Muhammed Said…

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The Kalevala Translations since 1835

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One poem, 35 languages

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Kalevala translations in Lönnrot’s lifetime

It is somehow fascinating to think that Elias Lönnrot (1802–1884)…

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Influential first translations

The translations of the Kalevala have not always been based…

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