Other Figures — Minor Figures

54 figures from Kalevala who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Kalma

first appears Runo XIII · Hiisi's Elk · Part 2

Runo XIII · Hiisi's Elk · Part 2 · enemies with Lemminkainen “Surma's mouth was quickly opened, Down was bowed the head of Kalma, That he thus might seize the hero, And might swallow Lemminkainen;”

slave · first appears Runo XXVI · Lemminkainen's Journey to Pohjola · Part 2

Runo XXVI · Lemminkainen's Journey to Pohjola · Part 2 · employer: Lemminkainen “And his slave he thus commanded, And he spoke the words which follow: “O my servant, bought with money, Workman, whom I got for money,”

wife · first appears Runo XXVI · Lemminkainen's Journey to Pohjola · Part 1

Runo XXVI · Lemminkainen's Journey to Pohjola · Part 1 · married with Lemminkainen “Vainly would his wife dissuade him,”

first appears Runo XIII · Hiisi's Elk · Part 2

Runo XIII · Hiisi's Elk · Part 2 · enemies with Lemminkainen “Surma's mouth was quickly opened, Down was bowed the head of Kalma, That he thus might seize the hero, And might swallow Lemminkainen;”

mistress · first appears Runo XXIX · Lemminkainen's Adventures on the Island · Part 3

Runo XXIX · Lemminkainen's Adventures on the Island · Part 3 · protégé: Lemminkainen “Then she fetched of ale a canful, For the fainting hero's drinking, And she gave him a new vessel, And a boat completely finished, Which to other lands should take him, And convey him to his birthplace.”

hero · first appears Runo XVII · Väinämöinen and Antero Vipunen · Part 1

Runo XVII · Väinämöinen and Antero Vipunen · Part 1 · enemies with Väinämöinen “Then he thrust his stake of iron Into Vipunen's mouth he thrust it, In his gnashing gums he thrust it, In his clashing jaws he thrust it, And he spoke the words which follow: ‘Rouse thyself, O slave of mortals, Where beneath the earth thou restest, In a sleep that long has lasted.’”
Runo XVII · Väinämöinen and Antero Vipunen · Part 4 · pupil: Väinämöinen “When the aged Väinämöinen Unto all the spells had listened, And had learned the charms in fulness, All the magic spells creative,”

first appears Runo VIII · Väinämöinen's Wound · Part 2

Runo VIII · Väinämöinen's Wound · Part 2 · enemies with Väinämöinen “To the veins did Hiisi guide it,”

first appears Runo VIII · Väinämöinen's Wound · Part 2

Runo VIII · Väinämöinen's Wound · Part 2 · enemies with Väinämöinen “In the flesh did Lempo drive it,”