Kullervo's sister

Family: House of Kalervo · Role: sister · First appears: Runo XXXIV · Kullervo and His Parents · Part 2

In Runo XXXIV, Kullervo's mother tells Kullervo that his sister disappeared while gathering berries in the woods and died, though the family does not know how. In Runo XXXV, the girl and Kullervo discover that they are siblings after he has wronged her. She rushes into a raging river and drowns herself.

In Runo XXXVI, Kullervo learns that his sister has died and is told to return home and arrange her burial.

Relationship record

Life events

• Kullervo's mother reports that his sister disappeared while gathering berries and died.(Runo XXXIV · Kullervo and His Parents · Part 2 · 📍 the wood)
  • With: Kullervo's mother
  • “Thus has disappeared my daughter, Thus it happened to your sister. To the wood she went for berries, Sought for raspberries 'neath the mountain, There it is the dove has vanished, There it is the bird has perished, Thus she died without our knowledge, How she died we cannot tell you.”
• Kullervo and the girl discover that they are siblings after he has wronged her.(Runo XXXV · Kullervo and His Sister · Part 2)
  • With: Kullervo
  • “I have wronged my very sister, And my mother's child dishonoured. “First I went and paid the taxes, And I also paid the land-dues, And by chance there came a maiden, And I sported with the maiden, And she was my very sister, And the child of mine own mother.”
• Kullervo's sister drowns herself in a raging river.(Runo XXXV · Kullervo and His Sister · Part 2)
  • “Soon as she had finished speaking, And her speech had scarce completed, Quickly from the sledge she darted, And she rushed into the river, In the furious foaming cataract, And amid the raging whirlpool, There she found the death she sought for, There at length did death o'ertake her, Found in Tuonela a refuge, In the waves she found compassion.”
• Kullervo learns that his sister has died.(Runo XXXVI · The Death of Kullervo · Part 2)
  • “At thy home has died thy sister, And thy parent's child has perished. Now return to gaze upon her, And arrange for her interment.”

Runo XXXIV · Kullervo and His Parents · Part 2

• siblings with Kullervo “What has happened to my sister?”

Runo XXXV · Kullervo and His Sister · Part 2

• siblings with Kullervo “And she was my very sister, And the child of mine own mother.”
• parent: Kullervo's mother “When I was a little infant, Living with my tender mother,”
• parent: Kalervo “Kalervo's unhappy daughter, Stupid girl, and very foolish,”

Runo XXXVI · The Death of Kullervo · Part 1

• siblings with Kullervo “Then he spoke unto his sister, ‘Now farewell, my dearest sister. Shall you weep for my destruction, If you hear that I have perished, And have vanished from the people, And have perished in the battle?’”

Runo XXXVI · The Death of Kullervo · Part 2

• siblings with Kullervo “At thy home has died thy sister, And thy parent's child has perished.”

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Extracted from the original text of Kalevala. Made with Rho MD.