The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of That Country

THE HERO OF ESTHONIA AND OTHER STUDIES IN THE ROMANTIC LITERATURE OF THAT COUNTRY
COMPILED FROM ESTHONIAN AND GERMAN SOURCES BY
W.F. KIRBY, F.L.S., F.E.S., ETC. CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE FINNISH LITERARY SOCIETY
WITH A MAP OF ESTHONIA
IN TWO VOLUMES
LONDON JOHN C. NIMMO 14, KING WILLIAM STREET, STRAND. MDCCCXCV
CONTENTS OF VOL. I
PREFACE INTRODUCTION— ESTHONIA THE KALEVIPOEG FOLK-TALES IN PROSE BALLADS AND OTHER SHORT POEMS PASTOR HURT'S COLLECTIONS MYTHOLOGY PAGE ix xiii xviii xxii xxiii xxiv xxvi
PART I
THE HERO OF ESTHONIA THE KALEVIPOEG THE ARGUMENT CANTO I.—THE MARRIAGES OF SALME AND LINDA CANTO II.—THE DEATH OF KALEV CANTO III.—THE FATE OF LINDA CANTO IV.—THE ISLAND MAIDEN CANTO V.—THE KALEVIDE AND THE FINNISH SORCERER CANTO VI.—THE KALEVIDE AND THE SWORD SMITHS CANTO VII.—THE RETURN OF THE KALEVIDE CANTO VIII.—THE CONTEST AND PARTING OF THE BROTHERS CANTO IX.—RUMOURS OF WAR CANTO X.—THE HEROES AND THE WATER-DEMON CANTO XI.—THE LOSS OF THE SWORD CANTO XII.—THE FIGHT WITH THE SORCERER'S SONS CANTO XIII.—THE KALEVIDE'S FIRST JOURNEY TO HADES CANTO XIV.—THE PALACE OF SARVIK 1 2 7 18 24 32 38 42 49 55 61 64 72 80 87 94
CANTO XV.—THE MARRIAGE OF THE SISTERS CANTO XVI.—THE VOYAGE OF THE KALEVIDE CANTO XVII.—THE HEROES AND THE DWARF CANTO XVIII.—THE KALEVIDE'S JOURNEY TO PÕRGU CANTO XIX.—THE LAST FEAST OF THE HEROES CANTO XX.—ARMAGEDDON
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PART II
ESTHONIAN FOLK-TALES SECTION I TALES ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE "KALEVIPOEG" THE ...