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    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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  • 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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    Linda (Estonian mythology) (category Kalevipoeg)
    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    Kalevala meter. The Finnish and Estonian national epics, Kalevala and Kalevipoeg, are both written in this meter. The meter is thought to have originated...
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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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    poetry, and Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald to arrange and publish them as Kalevipoeg, the Estonian national epic. The first periodical publication in Estonian...
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    Toell the Great A former windmill dressed up as Suur Tõll. Similar entities Kalevipoeg Folklore Estonian mythology Region Saaremaa...
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    Väinämöinen's name was anglicised as Wainamoinen. In the Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg, a similar hero is called Vanemuine. In neighbouring Scandinavia, Odin...
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    (Estonian: Kalevipoeg (the "Kalapuisis" name is derived from kalapoiss; it probably refers to the hero of the Estonian epic poem Kalevipoeg)). The two...
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    of 1910, depicting Lennuk, the ship of Kalevipoeg, son of Kaleva, from the Estonian national epic Kalevipoeg. The work measures 73.8 cm by 137 cm and...
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  • Kreutzwald, who used regilaul themes to compose the Estonian national epic, Kalevipoeg. By the 20th century, though, regilaul singing had largely disappeared...
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  • both have national epics based on interconnected forms of runo-song, Kalevipoeg and Kalevala, respectively. "Estonian runic song has the same basic form...
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    found inspiration in the country's epic poem, Kalevipoeg, even in his early works. Pärt said, "My Kalevipoeg is Jesus Christ." Familiar works by Pärt are...
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    national epic Kalevipoeg was inspired by the Kalevala. Both Väinämöinen and Ilmarinen are mentioned in the work, and the overall story of Kalevipoeg, Kalev's...
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  • Significant accomplishments were the publication of the national epic, Kalevipoeg, in 1862, and the organization of the first national song festival in...
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    doctor in Võru from 1833 to 1877, also wrote the Estonian national epic "Kalevipoeg" in Võru. The development of the town was facilitated by the Pskov-Riga...
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    Tartu. He was a member of the Estonian Artists' Union. "Kalevipoeg Põrgu väravas" "Kalevipoeg kivi viskamas" "Mõis" "AISi otsing". ais.ra.ee. Retrieved...
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    came in 1935, when the Estonian Literary Society issued a new edition of Kalevipoeg, the Estonian national epic, with his paintings as illustrations. The...
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    Reinhold Kreutzwald (1803–1882), writer of the Estonian national epic, Kalevipoeg (The Son of Kalev). Over time, she has achieved the status of the national...
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  • sovereignty Restoration of independence People Languages Mythology and folklore Kalevipoeg Cuisine Festivals Religion Art Architecture Literature Poetry Music and...
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  • and mow down huge meadows, identical with Estonian national epic hero Kalevipoeg. Kave, ancient god of sky, later the deity of the lunar cycle. Father...
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    Slavic paganism Jentil - Basque mythology Jötunn - Germanic mythology Kalevipoeg - Estonian mythology Majitu - Swahili people Nephilim - Hebrew Bible Og...
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    Tartu War of Independence Monument (category Kalevipoeg)
    statue of Kalevipoeg—a copy of the original sculpture by Amandus Adamson. The sculptor Ekke Väli modeled it based on old photographs. Kalevipoeg is standing...
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    000 years old. The Finnish and Estonian national epics, Kalevala and Kalevipoeg, are both written in this meter. The Veps are the only Baltic Finnish...
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