Kalevipoeg

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Kalevipoeg is the Estonian national epic poem, centered on a heroic giant figure and foundational to Estonian literary and cultural identity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Estonian literary work
epic poem
national epic
basedOn Estonian folklore
Estonian mythology NERFINISHED
comparedTo Kalevala NERFINISHED
compiler Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald NERFINISHED
containsMotif giant hero
journey to the underworld
magic sword
tragic fate of the hero
countryOfOrigin Estonia NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance foundational work of Estonian national identity
symbol of Estonian independence aspirations
editor Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Kalev NERFINISHED
Linda NERFINISHED
Olev NERFINISHED
Sarvik NERFINISHED
Sulev NERFINISHED
genre epic poetry
hasAdaptation musical compositions
stage productions
visual art cycles
hasEnding Kalevipoeg guards the gates of hell
hasTheme heroism
national identity
relationship between humans and nature
struggle against evil
hasTranslation English NERFINISHED
Finnish
German NERFINISHED
heroAttribute giant stature
superhuman strength
heroRole protector of Estonia
influenced Estonian literature
Estonian music
Estonian national consciousness
Estonian visual arts
inspiredBy oral folk tales
runic songs
literaryMovement Romantic nationalism
mainCharacter Kalevipoeg NERFINISHED
numberOfCantos 20
originalLanguage Estonian
partOf Estonian national canon NERFINISHED
placeOfFirstPublication Estonia NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1862
regionOfMythology Baltic
setting mythic Estonia

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Faehlmann notableWork Kalevipoeg
subject surface form: Friedrich Robert Faehlmann
this entity surface form: Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg (preparatory versions and stories)