Kullervo’s Death
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Kullervo’s Death is a tragic episode in Finnish mythology, most famously depicted in the Kalevala, recounting the doomed end of the ill-fated hero Kullervo.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
episode in Finnish mythology
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episode in the Kalevala ⓘ mythological event ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Kullervo (Jean Sibelius) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Finnish oral tradition
ⓘ
Karelian oral tradition ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInKalevala | late in the epic ⓘ |
| culture | Finnish mythology ⓘ |
| describedByAuthor | Elias Lönnrot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Kalevala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Kullervo’s realization of his family’s destruction ⓘ |
| genre | heroic tragedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
musical works inspired by Kullervo
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theatrical adaptations of the Kalevala ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Kullervo’s kin
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Kullervo’s parents ⓘ Kullervo’s sword ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Kullervo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
despair
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remorse ⓘ sense of inescapable fate ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered one of the most tragic episodes of the Kalevala ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
cursed sword
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dark forest ⓘ |
| influenced |
Finnish national romantic literature
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J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Finnish ⓘ |
| locationOfDeath | forest ⓘ |
| methodOfDeath | falling on his own sword ⓘ |
| moralOrLesson |
the burden of inherited guilt
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the destructive power of vengeance ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
climax of Kullervo’s story
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resolution of Kullervo’s curse ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kalevala
NERFINISHED
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Kullervo cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | a doomed hero archetype ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Kullervo’s discovery of his incestuous relationship
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Kullervo’s revenge on Unto’s household ⓘ |
| theme |
family curse
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fate ⓘ guilt ⓘ revenge ⓘ suicide ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
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