Artifact overview
Old Kalevala is an artifact (Paper Manuscript) related to the mythological story named 'Vainamoinen (Genesis).' The artifact's condition is Excellent and it is currently located at in , , catalogued as record number . The language of the text contained is . Its estimated date is 1835—1835 CE, which is a precise based on available data and scholarship. The mythology associated with this artifact includes the Finnish belief system and related deities: unknown.
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Museum record data
Mythological contents
Finnish Culture
The contents of this artifact may depict or reference the following myths and deities associated with this belief system.
Associated myths and deities
The Old Kalevala manuscript is a collection of poems and stories that contain the Finnish Vainamoinen creation myth. The work was first organized and collectively published in 1835 but has been subsequently revised to reflect modern Finnish national identity.
Mythological contents
This artifact contains mythological contents associated with Finnish Culture. The main narrative mentioned may be Väinämöinen, a Creation myth.
Parent belief system
Finnish culture refers to people from modern-day Finland and the Russian territory of Karelia.
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Associated myth
Nuthsell
Vainamoinen is born as part of the creation of the world where the water and sky is divided.
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