At first I was like ? but then I looked it up and... OH. WELL THEN. Perhaps I should be more cautious? ;p After all, you never know who is on the other end of the internet: Maybe an axe murderer, maybe a fairy....
Anyway, the spells: In addition to the Kalevala, Lönnrot collected/edited a book of "Ancient Spells of the Finnish People" (loose translation of the title). And it's basically what it says on the tin: old spells for various purposes (like preventing against frost, or driving away rain). I didn't know this book existed until my pal Rabbit bought it in Finnish, and so I was drooling over it because it just sounds so cool, but I didn't think there would be an English translation of it. AND THEN I was informed that an English translation exists* and... it's on its way to me now. :)
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Date: 2015-12-15 02:53 pm (UTC)Anyway, the spells: In addition to the Kalevala, Lönnrot collected/edited a book of "Ancient Spells of the Finnish People" (loose translation of the title). And it's basically what it says on the tin: old spells for various purposes (like preventing against frost, or driving away rain). I didn't know this book existed until my pal Rabbit bought it in Finnish, and so I was drooling over it because it just sounds so cool, but I didn't think there would be an English translation of it. AND THEN I was informed that an English translation exists* and... it's on its way to me now. :)
tl;dr I am a nerd.