Elias Lönnrot (Finnish: [ˈeliɑs ˈlønruːt] ; 9 April 1802 – 19 March 1884) was a Finnish polymath, physician, philosopher, poet, musician, linguist, journalist...

[ˈkɑleʋɑlɑ]) is a 19th-century compilation of epic poetry, compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology, telling an epic...

Elias Lönnrot is a monument in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, by a Finnish sculptor Emil Wikström, unveiled in 1902. The bronze and granite monument...

Italian, English Elias Norwegian Elías Icelandic Éliás Hungarian Elías Spanish Eliáš, Elijáš Czech Elijah, Elia, Ilyas, Elias Indonesian Elias, Eelis, Eljas...

Finnish folklore and the main character in the national epic Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot. Väinämöinen was described as an old and wise man, and he possessed...

important 'awakeners' or promoters of Finnish nationalism, alongside Elias Lönnrot and J. L. Runeberg. Snellman was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son...

activity was to study and improve Estonian liturgical language. In 1844, Elias Lönnrot, the author of the Kalevala, met with Ahrens in Kuusalu. This visit...

England: likely major influences upon Tolkien were the Brothers Grimm and Elias Lönnrot, who shaped mythologies for their countries. The folklorist and Tolkien...

Kanteletar is a collection of Finnish folk poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot. It is considered to be a sister collection to the Finnish national epic Kalevala...

eternal act of creation in the infinite I AM". Verlyn Flieger wrote that Elias Lönnrot intentionally created the Kalevala as a mythology for Finland, giving...