Kalevipoeg (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈkɑ.le.ʋiˈpoe̯ɡ], Kalev's Son) is a 19th-century epic poem by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald which has since been considered...
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In the Estonian mythology and Kreutzwald's epic Kalevipoeg, Linda was the mother of Kalevipoeg and the wife of Kalev. She has given the name to several...
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Kalevi (mythology) (category Kalevipoeg)
and Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald's epic poem Kalevipoeg, King Kalev was the father of King Kalevipoeg and the husband of Linda. Some historians have...
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Estonian literature (section Kalevipoeg)
The most outstanding achievements in this field are the national epic Kalevipoeg (Son of Kalev), written by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (1803–1882);...
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Linguistic reforms helped to develop the Estonian language. The national epic Kalevipoeg was published in 1862, and 1870 saw the first performances of Estonian...
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"Sulevipoja kalm" (1914) "Kalevipoeg kasvatab tamme" (1914/1915) "Kalevipoeg kellukest helistamas" (1914/1915), "Kalevipoeg allmaailmas" (1915) "Manala...
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literature for the country. He is the author of Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg. Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald's parents were serfs at the Jömper estate...
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Kalevala and the Estonian epic Kalevipoeg. Following the publishing of Kalevala, a similar Estonian national epic, Kalevipoeg, was completed in 1853. Due...
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as Jumala in Finnish and Jumo in Mari. Estonian legends about giants (Kalevipoeg, Suur Tõll, Leiger) may be a reflection of Germanic (especially Scandinavian)...
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the Finnish epic poems Kalevala and Kanteletar, as well as the Estonian Kalevipoeg. Estonian and Finnish researchers suggest the term runosong for English...
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