Read "The Kalevala" by Elias Lönnrot online for free on Textopian. Full text with search, annotations, highlights, and AI-powered reading aids.
Ilmarinen, the magician, The eternal metal-artist, Lays aside the golden image, Beauteous maid of magic metals;
Throws the harness on his courser, Binds him to his sledge of birch-wood, Seats himself upon the cross-bench, Snaps the whip above the racer, Thinking once again to journey To the mansions of Pohyola, There to woo a bride in honor, Second daughter of the Northland.