Kalevala

What is the author's tone in Kalevala by Elias Lonnrot?

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The author's tone varies from poem to poem. The poems range in style and tone from the lyrically tragical (Poem 4), to almost sheer horseplay (Poem 3). Some are poems of warfare, while a number consist of magic incantations and magic charms.
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Kalevala