The Kalevipoeg · Character Index

66 characters extracted from the original text, every relationship traceable to a quoted passage. Start from the major figures, or browse by house.

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Major figures

• Kalevide — 69 relationships · hero; youngest son of Kalev and Linda
• Linda — 25 relationships · wife of Kalev; mother of the Kalevide
• Kalev — 17 relationships · father of the Kalevide; king in Esthonia
• Alevide — 12 relationships · companion
• Salme — 10 relationships · maiden
• Sarvik — 9 relationships · lord of Põrgu
• Sulevide — 9 relationships · companion
• the Kalevide's eldest brother — 9 relationships · eldest brother
• the Kalevide's second brother — 9 relationships · second brother
• the eldest sister — 8 relationships · sister
• the island maiden — 7 relationships · daughter of the islanders
• the Finnish sorcerer — 6 relationships · wind-sorcerer from Finland who carried off Linda
• the second sister — 6 relationships · polisher
• Youth of the Stars — 5 relationships · suitor
• the youngest sister — 5 relationships · goose-herd
• Olevide — 4 relationships · master-builder
• the islander — 4 relationships · father of the island maiden
• the old woman at the mouth of the cave — 4 relationships · old woman
• the widow — 4 relationships · widow
• Äike — 4 relationships · the Thunder-God
• the dwarf with the gold bell — 3 relationships · dwarf
• the eldest son of the smith — 3 relationships · smith's eldest son
• the hideous sorcerer — 3 relationships · sorcerer
• the islander's wife — 3 relationships · mother of the island maiden

By house

Unaffiliated (14)

• Salme — 10 relationships · maiden
• the eldest sister — 8 relationships · sister
• the island maiden — 7 relationships · daughter of the islanders
• the Finnish sorcerer — 6 relationships · wind-sorcerer from Finland who carried off Linda
• the second sister — 6 relationships · polisher
• Youth of the Stars — 5 relationships · suitor
• the youngest sister — 5 relationships · goose-herd
• the islander — 4 relationships · father of the island maiden
• the old woman at the mouth of the cave — 4 relationships · old woman
• the widow — 4 relationships · widow
• the dwarf with the gold bell — 3 relationships · dwarf
• the eldest son of the smith — 3 relationships · smith's eldest son
• the hideous sorcerer — 3 relationships · sorcerer
• the islander's wife — 3 relationships · mother of the island maiden

Kalev's House (5)

• Kalevide — 69 relationships · hero; youngest son of Kalev and Linda
• Linda — 25 relationships · wife of Kalev; mother of the Kalevide
• Kalev — 17 relationships · father of the Kalevide; king in Esthonia
• the Kalevide's eldest brother — 9 relationships · eldest brother
• the Kalevide's second brother — 9 relationships · second brother

Esthonians (3)

• Alevide — 12 relationships · companion
• Sulevide — 9 relationships · companion
• Olevide — 4 relationships · master-builder

Põrgu (1)

• Sarvik — 9 relationships · lord of Põrgu

Gods (1)

• Äike — 4 relationships · the Thunder-God

Minor figures

Characters who appear only briefly are gathered here — each still has their own page.

• Other Figures — Minor Figures (39)
• Gods — Minor Figures (3)

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