Varrak

Also known as: Varrak the Laplander · Role: Laplander and pilot · First appears: Canto XVI · The Voyage of the Kalevide

In Canto XVI · The Voyage of the Kalevide, Varrak agreed to pilot Kalevide to the door at the World’s End in return for what was chained at home. On the voyage, Varrak threw a barrel overboard; a whale swallowed the bait and towed the ship to safety. “So Varrak the Laplander took the helm and steered the vessel due north for many days and nights.”

In Canto XIX · The Last Feast of the Heroes, Kalevide gave Varrak the chained book as his promised reward, despite the protests of Sulevide and Olevide. The book contained the wisdom recorded by Kalevide’s father, though Kalevide could not read it.

Relationship record

Life events

• Varrak agrees to pilot Kalevide to the door at the World's End in exchange for what is chained at home.(Canto XVI · The Voyage of the Kalevide)
  • With: Kalevide
  • “The Kalevide answered that he needed no pilot to show him the way home, but would be glad if the Lapp could pilot him to the door at the World's End. The Lapp consented, but bargained for what was chained to the wall at home, which the hero readily promised.”
• Varrak throws a barrel overboard, and a whale tows the ship to safety.(Canto XVI · The Voyage of the Kalevide)
  • “Then Varrak threw a small barrel overboard, wrapped in red cloths and ornamented with red streamers. This bait was swallowed by a whale, which took to flight, and towed the ship to a place of safety.”
• Kalevide gave Varrak the chained book as his promised reward, despite the loud protests of Sulevide and Olevide.(Canto XIX · The Last Feast of the Heroes)
  • With: Kalevide Sulevide Olevide
  • “The Kalevide could not read the book, which nevertheless contained all the priceless wisdom which his father had recorded; and he willingly gave it to Varrak, notwithstanding the loud protests of the sons of Sulev and Olev.”

Canto XVI · The Voyage of the Kalevide

• employer: Kalevide “So Varrak the Laplander took the helm and steered the vessel due north for many days and nights.”

Canto XIX · The Last Feast of the Heroes

• benefactor: Kalevide “The Kalevide could not read the book, which nevertheless contained all the priceless wisdom which his father had recorded; and he willingly gave it to Varrak, notwithstanding the loud protests of the sons of Sulev and Olev.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Kalevipoeg. Made with Rho MD.