Runo I
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Runo I is the opening canto of the Finnish national epic Kalevala, introducing key mythic figures and setting the tone for the poem’s legendary narrative.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canto
ⓘ
poem section ⓘ |
| appearsInEdition | 1849 Kalevala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Finnish national epic ⓘ |
| associatedWithTradition | Finnish oral poetry ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Elias Lönnrot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Finland ⓘ |
| form | trochaic tetrameter ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
foundational text in Finnish literature
ⓘ
part of the Finnish national identity ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
epic poetry
ⓘ
mythic poetry ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Finnish ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
birth of the world
ⓘ
cosmogony ⓘ creation myth ⓘ heroic destiny ⓘ mythic origins ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Runo I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter |
Ilmatar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Väinämöinen NERFINISHED ⓘ the primeval world ⓘ |
| introducesWork | Kalevala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOpeningCantoOf | Kalevala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meterUsedIn | Kalevalaic verse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
establishing legendary tone
ⓘ
introduction of key mythic figures ⓘ opening of the epic narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Kalevala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setsToneFor | Kalevala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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