Kalevala Animated - Pt 1: Creation of the World

#kalevala #finnishmythology
Kalevala is Finland’s national epic. Compiled by Elias Lönnrot in the 1800s, it consists of epic poems of creation, magic, lust, vengeance and death. A story of the sons of Kaleva, the forefather of Finns, it takes the reader to a mythical ancient land filled with monsters and magic, and even to the realm of the dead.
This animated series, narrated by Reidar Wasenius ( / reidarwasenius , illustrates the story of Kalevala from start to finish. In the first part we start, of course, from the beginning of times and creation of the world.
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[@peterhalkjrhedegaard4861]

Anny one else who are watching this channel because of Amorphis?

[@Anttimation]

Damn! That's awesome! I've seen them so many times and listened to Tales from the Thousand Lakes on loop through high school.

[@peterhalkjrhedegaard4861]

How are their performance live. Tales from the Thousand Lakes is my favorit album from them. I think Drowned Maid is one of their best songs. The chource is so dark and memoriable.

[@Anttimation]

@@peterhalkjrhedegaard4861 the rest of the band is quite inanimate and unentertaining but oh man Tomi Joutsen's growls are incredible.

[@SSGTStryker]

Dude, as a Finnish-American I absolutely love this. The storytelling and artwork are incredible. Excellent conversation starter with my kids. I can’t wait for part 2!

[@Anttimation]

Well I'm glad you found this then! That makes me excited to work on the coming parts.

[@digitallurke7710]

Hey are you from UP Nort?

[@SSGTStryker]

@@digitallurke7710 No, but the rest of my family is. There’s a ton of folks w/the last name Luoma and Luomapera, we’re all related in various ways. Northern Minnesota too. Most of our family is from West/South-West Finland.

[@digitallurke7710]

@@SSGTStryker Hadda ask there are more than a few Luoma in N.Wisco and the UP. Not as many as the Saari or Niemis but quite a few.

[@waynesmith3767]

There are Finns from the UP with new n-Finnish names;e.g.Smith.

[@johnmckinney5931]

I’m from Maine, and I love Finnish mythology. It’s fits right in with our deep forests and cold, dark, oceans 🇫🇮

[@Anttimation]

Sounds like it does! I have not been there but sounds magnificent.

[@TheWizardYeof]

Nice seeing this. Watching from Maine, too!

[@user-gl6jw1zt2j]

I am in Finland and today is Kalevala day. This video is excellent starter. The Oak tree part seemed like an analogy to a giant ash cloud that erupted from the sea volcano that engulfed the earth making the Sun and the moon disappear. Making the land barren for maybe years. Very Interesting.

[@Anttimation]

Yes all primordial myths share something in common... Almost as if humanity had a shared past ;)

[@larrywave]

Cant wait for more 😇

[@Anttimation]

Same! I'd better get to it then, eh...

[@roicervino6171]

I'm reading a translation of Kalevala to my language, Galician and I loved this. Great work

[@Anttimation]

Thanks! I wasn't aware there was a Galician translation. That's cool!

[@rogersittnikow]

I didn't know the Firebird appeared in Kalevala as well. Reidars narration is excellent and gives a nice, strong character to the story. A definite 👍👍 and subscrition from me.

[@ReidarWasenius]

Thank you, Roger! ⚡

[@stormgodworshipper]

Amazing, nice to see Finnish mythology videos

[@Anttimation]

Thanks! There will certainly be more.

[@TheFinnishStoryteller]

This was so gorgeously made! Thank you, Antti! I cannot wait to see more. :)

[@Anttimation]

Thanks fellow spreader of Finnish mythology awareness!

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Alternative folk tradition runo tells that it was Väinämöinen swimming on the sea and on whose knee the fowl laid the eggs. From the brown part became Sun, from the white part became Moon, from the shell pieces the stars. And Väinämöinen had fallen to the sea, as he was shot by Joukahainen or Kaukomieli (Lemminkäinen) with a bow, while Väinämöinen was riding a blue elk (moose to Americans) or horse. - So accordingf to this, there were at leat 3 gods (or ur-heroes) that existed before the world was born: Väinämöinen, Ilmarinen and the archer either Joukahainen or Lemminkäinen.

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Actually, that runo tells the creation of the Sun, Moon and stars only. Earth existed, but the objects on the sky was created by the broken eggs.

[@Chokwik]

thanks for bringing up the alternatives. i just read the other week how "Lappalainen kyyttö-silmä" shot the blue elk from under Väinämöinen. (and Väinämöinen dropped to sea, the bird landed on his knee etc.) (SKVR1822-25) from Topelius - suomen kansan vanhoja runoja, ynnä myös nykyisempiä lauluja i wonder if kyyttö-silmä is märkähattu karjapaimen, Lemminkäinen or Joukahinen.? Lemminkäinen could match because he's described with "Kauko-mielen silmä karsas" (SKVR1822-9) Are you telling the story from the top of your head, or possibly from a source you could mention? :)

[@UnchartedAtlas]

Love your videos dude, keep em coming!

[@Anttimation]

Thank you for watching! I will most certainly keep them coming.

[@oddis188]

Kaunista! Kiitos jälleen ❤

[@Anttimation]

Kiitos!! Samat tyypit kun katselee videosta toiseen, alan miettiä, että on tässä touhussa varmaan jotain järkeä.

[@oddis188]

@@Anttimation on tässä paljonkin! Jatka vaan tätä samaa rataa

[@zapfsaeule2]

Wha a great creation myth, what a wonderful performance! Love the storytelling and your incredible talent of drawing!

[@Anttimation]

Thank you Christiane! :)

[@annyeongh8rs815]

Love your work bro ❤️

[@Anttimation]

Thanks so much!

[@MooseDuckVlogs]

Another Great Video Love this....Kiitos from Nova Scotia Canada.

[@Anttimation]

Thank you for watching once again! 🙌

[@Uilyam719]

amazing video, you should have more subscribers

[@Anttimation]

Thanks! The number of subscribers is growing constantly. Slowly but surely!

[@Gramfel]

Respect for the propper pronounciation

[@Anttimation]

The narrator is a native and professional speaker :)

[@Lightforeverandever]

I love your vid animation and narration

[@Anttimation]

Thanks! This was narrated by @Reidar Wasenius

[@leadershipisaphilosophy]

Great production. I really look forward to future episodes. I am looking for ancient examples of leadership and this is a key part of that journey I believe.

[@Anttimation]

Thank you!

[@suhmitt2825]

One of my favorite disc companies uses the kalevala as inspiration for their lineup. I figured it's about time I educate myself and this is a good starting point.

[@Anttimation]

Awesome! What is a disc company?

[@suhmitt2825]

@@Anttimation oh sorry. Westside discs. They manufacture frisbees specifically designed for disc golf. All their designs are taken from the kalevala.

[@Anttimation]

@@suhmitt2825 ok! I have to check them out then

[@digitallurke7710]

My Hero Iku-Turso! The tales the old timers would come up w after drinkin 🍄laced reindeer piss! Wild! Leaves me w a few questions tho... Is Ukko the 'Father' of these eggs? If so wouldn't Akka be mad ? What were the eggs symbols of (creation obviously) but did each egg create a different aspect of the earth like a celestial cake mix? Also Vainamoinen was the Afterbirth of creation? When he gets back someone should buy him a coffee and get him a back rub that's a pretty rough start for a hero!

[@Anttimation]

Agree about the coffee and back rub, haha. The other questions I don't think can be answered with Kalevala only. It was compiled of various poems and spells, thus forming a narrative of its own, while creating these mysteries. :D

[@Aurinkohirvi]

Iku-Turso, Iki-Turisas, Turisas, Tursas... is no god though, in the oral tradition. Search the SKVR-database where the runos are, but instead "Iki-Turisas" search only "Turisas" or you got huge amount of wrong results. I did. Only found couple of poems that mentioned the sea monster, and a poem that mentioned a man with that name. If he was a god, there would be many runos about him. Apparently turisas ment walrus in Finnish back in time, and that's why Turisas is connected to sea. It was Agricola's creation that he was a war god, but he invented other gods too.

[@Anttimation]

@@Aurinkohirvi That's why my Tursas design has walrus tusks.

[@maxmatthews2463]

Hello from Chicagoland

[@Anttimation]

Hello back from Tampereland!

[@kd9-3.77]

Can't help but to wonder if the seven eggs that created the sky are related to the seven stars that the oldest known story (allegedly 100,000 years old?) of the Seven Sisters describes. Fun to think about.

[@Anttimation]

Hmm, I don't know of a connection but who knows. Seven is a prominent figure in mythology around the world.

[@student_remo]

watching this after listening to Sibelius

[@Anttimation]

Fitting!

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

David Talbott would love this.

[@Anttimation]

Hmm, how could I get him to watch it then? Haha

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

@@Anttimation No, I mean, he would get a huge smile, knowing exactly what the legend describes. I am sure he read Kalevala before.

[@masterofthewicked2645]

Is there any more information about the little man from the ocean?

[@Anttimation]

In the Kalevala it mainly "drives the plot forward", but in the collection of old runes (in Finnish) there may very well be. Although it's quite a swamp to dig into: skvr.fi/

[@_datacorrupted-3750]

I thought ilmatar was the mother of Ukko, and if not who are Ukko's parents?

[@Anttimation]

Afaik Ilmatar only appears in the Kalevala and is not part of the "general pantheon". Ukko probably has no known father as he is said to have existed since the dawn of time if not before :D

[@_datacorrupted-3750]

@@Anttimation Good to know. Thanks for telling me. Does Ukko have any children?

[@Anttimation]

@@_datacorrupted-3750 I don't remember hearing about children. But that is not to say that some people some time somewhere couldn't have pictured him with children, as there is no fixed pantheon set in stone.

[@Lightforeverandever]

:0

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[@Anttimation]

...what?

[@larrywave]

First 😄

[@Anttimation]

Congratulations! 🎉

[@AkuaLaniakea]

The Moon Kissed the Sun. Now we hold Her in Our Blood -Ville Valo

[@Anttimation]

Doesn't ring any bells but sounds fitting!

[@AkuaLaniakea]

@@Anttimation It's from famous Finn rock band HIM Song title is Venus In Our Blood 🫶🏽🫴🏽✨️

[@Anttimation]

@@AkuaLaniakea yess of course I know HIM but not that particular song :)