Kalevala — Minor Figures

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

Ainikki

Ahti's sister · first appears Runo XII · Lemminkainen's First Expedition to Pohjola · Part 1

• Runo XII · Lemminkainen's First Expedition to Pohjola · Part 1 · siblings with Lemminkainen “Ainikki 'twas, Ahti's sister,”

Sampsa Pellervoinen

timber seeker · first appears Runo XVI · Väinämöinen in Tuonela · Part 1

• Runo XVI · Väinämöinen in Tuonela · Part 1 · protégé: Väinämöinen “Pellervoinen, earth-begotten, Sampsa, youth of smallest stature, He shall seek for timber for him, And shall seek an oak-tree for him. For the boat of Väinämöinen, And a keel to suit the minstrel.”

Ilmarinen's servant

servant · first appears Runo XVIII · Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen Travel to Pohjola · Part 3

• Runo XVIII · Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen Travel to Pohjola · Part 3 · employer: Ilmarinen “Thus the smith, e'en Ilmarinen, Clothed himself, and made him ready, Robed himself, and made him handsome, And his servant he commanded:”

Lokka

hostess · first appears Runo XXV · The Home-coming of the Bride and Bridegroom · Part 1

• Runo XXV · The Home-coming of the Bride and Bridegroom · Part 1 · child: Ilmarinen “'Tis my son's sledge now approaching, As from Pohjola he cometh, And he brings the youthful damsel.”

Ahto

water deity · first appears Runo V · Väinämöinen's Fishing · Part 2

• Runo V · Väinämöinen's Fishing · Part 2 · ward: Aino “O thou pitiful old creature, Väinämöinen, void of wisdom, Thou hadst not the wit to hold me, Vellamo's young water-maiden, Me, the darling child of Ahto!”

Tiera's father

father · first appears Runo XXX · Lemminkainen and Tiera · Part 1

• Runo XXX · Lemminkainen and Tiera · Part 1 · child: Tiera “At the window worked the father, And a spear-shaft he was carving; By the threshold stood the mother, Busy as she churned the butter; At the door the ruddy brothers, And they wrought a sledge's framework; At the bridge-end stood the sisters, And the clothes they there were wringing.”

Tiera's mother

mother · first appears Runo XXX · Lemminkainen and Tiera · Part 1

• Runo XXX · Lemminkainen and Tiera · Part 1 · child: Tiera “At the window worked the father, And a spear-shaft he was carving; By the threshold stood the mother, Busy as she churned the butter; At the door the ruddy brothers, And they wrought a sledge's framework; At the bridge-end stood the sisters, And the clothes they there were wringing.”

Tiera's young wife

wife · first appears Runo XXX · Lemminkainen and Tiera · Part 1

• Runo XXX · Lemminkainen and Tiera · Part 1 · married with Tiera “Tiera cannot go to battle, Nor may strike with spear in warfare. Other duties call for Tiera, He has made a lifelong compact, For a young wife has he taken As the mistress of his household, But untouched is she at present, Uncaressed is still her bosom.”

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