Characters from Kalevala

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Ahti of the Island - This character is a fun-loving rogue.

Aino - This character prefers to die than to marry.

Death's Daughter - See Tuonetar

Demon - See Hiisi

Devil - See Lempo

Annikki - This character tells another character that his wife has broken her vow not to go into the village.

'Eternal Sage - See Vainamoinen

Far-Mind - See Lemminkainen

Flower of Saari - See Kyllikki

Him - This character is foremost among the many evil spirits referred to in the Kalevala.

Ilmarinen - This character once hammered out the...
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