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Post by deuce on Apr 18, 2017 17:07:45 GMT -5
Great Kalevala illos from Nikolai Kochergin...
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Post by deuce on Apr 21, 2017 16:05:19 GMT -5
Aussie poet, Scott Sandwich, became obsessed with the Kalevala...
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Post by themirrorthief on Apr 25, 2017 18:18:53 GMT -5
I read some of this guy's work and he is an underrated Pulp master IMO...a couple of days ago I read Not Quite Human and it was excellent
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 13:04:28 GMT -5
I have not read Emil Petaja's Saga of Lost Earths, sounds very interesting. I recently read the poem he sent to REH in Novalyne Price Ellis' One Who Walked Alone. ECHO FROM THE EBON ISLES A sonnet—
Dedicated to the Modern Master of Fantasy—
Robert E. Howard
From ancient, fabled Cimmeria he came
With sword uplifted, on that bloody day, To join the beaten forces in the fray, And triumphant refuse eternal fame. Men trembled at the mention of his name, And humbly stepped aside to make his way. “You are our King,” they said; he answered “Nay.” And left them wondering what could be his aim.
I saw him then, and I still see him now,
Cryptically silent—on yon hill’s brow; Watching with brooding eyes the scene below Where flame the earth and sky in scarlet glow, He grasps his curious staff in mighty hands— And strides into the dusk . . . toward other lands.
—Emil Petaja
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Post by deuce on May 2, 2017 18:51:23 GMT -5
Crimson, with his usual eye for excellence, clued me in to Korpiklaani. They're kinda like if you crossed Black Oak Arkansas with Alestorm -- but made all of 'em Finns. The video has some allusions to Finnish folklore.
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Post by deuce on May 29, 2017 7:03:27 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Sept 8, 2017 11:01:53 GMT -5
Jorma Kaukonen of Jefferson Airplane was of Finnish descent. This Finnish jazz-rock band from 1970 has a very proficient guitarist:
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Post by Jason Aiken on Oct 24, 2017 14:06:42 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Jul 14, 2018 0:03:41 GMT -5
Anybody seen this? I've heard good things about it.
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Post by keith on Aug 30, 2018 9:43:01 GMT -5
Any folklore about powerful witches [ or sorcerers ], monsters, from Finland area [ or nearby? ], please? [ you know a sorceress pines for such supernatural ancient tales ] == Best wishes from Bux. ==== [[ i have to use a special spell to keep me warm when i fly like the wailing wind over the forests and lakes of Finland...]] ====
Oh boy! Is there folklore about powerful witches! Surely there is to an extend that I don't know where to begin! Thus I only give the vaguest response to the root of your inquiry.
What comes to mind when talking about withes flying with the wind, is that some mighty witches could turn into wind themselves OR turn into birds! Birds are not much bothered by the breeze and cold. The witches who could turn into wind or birds were called kirdi noadi , and they were from the most powerful end of the line of witches.
The Hostess of Pohjola , epic witch, who plays the part of the villain in the story of Kalevala, transformed herself into a giant monster-bird and took a small army on her back to claim back the stolen Sampo. "Defence of Sampo" - Gallen-Kallela, 1898
The sorcerers of Lapland were surprisingly famous with magic concerning wind. The more so, the further north you got, to the frozen tundras. It is told that people all the way from France have come to Lapland to meet a sorcerer according the matter.
A medieval chronicle-writer, Olaus Magnus Gothus, describes the magic of finns on a wider scale. By his telling, the finnish sorcerers sold wind to merchants, who could not set out to the sea due to bad wind. ”After receiving their payment, they (the witches) gave them (the merchants) three bewitched knots on one leather string, with instructions such as, that if they open the first knot they would have gentle winds, if the second one they would have hard winds. If they opened the last knot they would get such winds that they would not see ahead of them, not stand on the deck long enough to lower the sails, or at the back of the boat to steer. Much hardship has come to those, who have in mockery denied, that there would be such power hidden in those knots.”
Sadly, I can't on top of my head think of any reference for just making yourself invulnerable against elements- which is what you likely hoped for. I will browse my little library and see if something comes up.
In the meantime, please shoot me with more questions! I am always happy to share.
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Post by keith on Aug 30, 2018 9:44:03 GMT -5
Any folklore about powerful witches [ or sorcerers ], monsters, from Finland area [ or nearby? ], please? [ you know a sorceress pines for such supernatural ancient tales ] == Best wishes from Bux. ==== [[ i have to use a special spell to keep me warm when i fly like the wailing wind over the forests and lakes of Finland...]] ====
Oh boy! Is there folklore about powerful witches! Surely there is to an extend that I don't know where to begin! Thus I only give the vaguest response to the root of your inquiry.
What comes to mind when talking about withes flying with the wind, is that some mighty witches could turn into wind themselves OR turn into birds! Birds are not much bothered by the breeze and cold. The witches who could turn into wind or birds were called kirdi noadi , and they were from the most powerful end of the line of witches.
The Hostess of Pohjola , epic witch, who plays the part of the villain in the story of Kalevala, transformed herself into a giant monster-bird and took a small army on her back to claim back the stolen Sampo. "Defence of Sampo" - Gallen-Kallela, 1898
The sorcerers of Lapland were surprisingly famous with magic concerning wind. The more so, the further north you got, to the frozen tundras. It is told that people all the way from France have come to Lapland to meet a sorcerer according the matter.
A medieval chronicle-writer, Olaus Magnus Gothus, describes the magic of finns on a wider scale. By his telling, the finnish sorcerers sold wind to merchants, who could not set out to the sea due to bad wind. ”After receiving their payment, they (the witches) gave them (the merchants) three bewitched knots on one leather string, with instructions such as, that if they open the first knot they would have gentle winds, if the second one they would have hard winds. If they opened the last knot they would get such winds that they would not see ahead of them, not stand on the deck long enough to lower the sails, or at the back of the boat to steer. Much hardship has come to those, who have in mockery denied, that there would be such power hidden in those knots.”
Sadly, I can't on top of my head think of any reference for just making yourself invulnerable against elements- which is what you likely hoped for. I will browse my little library and see if something comes up.
In the meantime, please shoot me with more questions! I am always happy to share.
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Post by keith on Aug 30, 2018 9:45:13 GMT -5
Any folklore about powerful witches [ or sorcerers ], monsters, from Finland area [ or nearby? ], please? [ you know a sorceress pines for such supernatural ancient tales ] == Best wishes from Bux. ==== [[ i have to use a special spell to keep me warm when i fly like the wailing wind over the forests and lakes of Finland...]] ====
Oh boy! Is there folklore about powerful witches! Surely there is to an extend that I don't know where to begin! Thus I only give the vaguest response to the root of your inquiry.
What comes to mind when talking about withes flying with the wind, is that some mighty witches could turn into wind themselves OR turn into birds! Birds are not much bothered by the breeze and cold. The witches who could turn into wind or birds were called kirdi noadi , and they were from the most powerful end of the line of witches.
The Hostess of Pohjola , epic witch, who plays the part of the villain in the story of Kalevala, transformed herself into a giant monster-bird and took a small army on her back to claim back the stolen Sampo. "Defence of Sampo" - Gallen-Kallela, 1898
The sorcerers of Lapland were surprisingly famous with magic concerning wind. The more so, the further north you got, to the frozen tundras. It is told that people all the way from France have come to Lapland to meet a sorcerer according the matter.
A medieval chronicle-writer, Olaus Magnus Gothus, describes the magic of finns on a wider scale. By his telling, the finnish sorcerers sold wind to merchants, who could not set out to the sea due to bad wind. ”After receiving their payment, they (the witches) gave them (the merchants) three bewitched knots on one leather string, with instructions such as, that if they open the first knot they would have gentle winds, if the second one they would have hard winds. If they opened the last knot they would get such winds that they would not see ahead of them, not stand on the deck long enough to lower the sails, or at the back of the boat to steer. Much hardship has come to those, who have in mockery denied, that there would be such power hidden in those knots.”
Sadly, I can't on top of my head think of any reference for just making yourself invulnerable against elements- which is what you likely hoped for. I will browse my little library and see if something comes up.
In the meantime, please shoot me with more questions! I am always happy to share.
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Post by keith on Aug 30, 2018 9:46:25 GMT -5
Any folklore about powerful witches [ or sorcerers ], monsters, from Finland area [ or nearby? ], please? [ you know a sorceress pines for such supernatural ancient tales ] == Best wishes from Bux. ==== [[ i have to use a special spell to keep me warm when i fly like the wailing wind over the forests and lakes of Finland...]] ====
Oh boy! Is there folklore about powerful witches! Surely there is to an extend that I don't know where to begin! Thus I only give the vaguest response to the root of your inquiry.
What comes to mind when talking about withes flying with the wind, is that some mighty witches could turn into wind themselves OR turn into birds! Birds are not much bothered by the breeze and cold. The witches who could turn into wind or birds were called kirdi noadi , and they were from the most powerful end of the line of witches.
The Hostess of Pohjola , epic witch, who plays the part of the villain in the story of Kalevala, transformed herself into a giant monster-bird and took a small army on her back to claim back the stolen Sampo. "Defence of Sampo" - Gallen-Kallela, 1898
The sorcerers of Lapland were surprisingly famous with magic concerning wind. The more so, the further north you got, to the frozen tundras. It is told that people all the way from France have come to Lapland to meet a sorcerer according the matter.
A medieval chronicle-writer, Olaus Magnus Gothus, describes the magic of finns on a wider scale. By his telling, the finnish sorcerers sold wind to merchants, who could not set out to the sea due to bad wind. ”After receiving their payment, they (the witches) gave them (the merchants) three bewitched knots on one leather string, with instructions such as, that if they open the first knot they would have gentle winds, if the second one they would have hard winds. If they opened the last knot they would get such winds that they would not see ahead of them, not stand on the deck long enough to lower the sails, or at the back of the boat to steer. Much hardship has come to those, who have in mockery denied, that there would be such power hidden in those knots.”
Sadly, I can't on top of my head think of any reference for just making yourself invulnerable against elements- which is what you likely hoped for. I will browse my little library and see if something comes up.
In the meantime, please shoot me with more questions! I am always happy to share.
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Post by keith on Aug 30, 2018 9:55:28 GMT -5
I can't offer much, but I do know that the Vikings tended to give the Finns a bad press in their sagas and legends. Any really bad bitch of a malevolent sorceress was almost sure to be described as a Finnish witch. Like the evil queen who turns Bjarni's father into a bear in HROLF KRAKI'S SAGA. And curses his three children with the mark of the beast in different ways. Mighty but hideous Frodhi is half an elk, Thori has the feet of a hound, and the youngest seems untouched by the curse, but even he turns into a spirit-bear in the last battle. H. Rider Haggard borrowed that prejudice in his Viking yarn, ERIC BRIGHTEYES. Swanhild, Gudruda the Fair's evil foster-sister, is half Finnish, her mother having been found by the shore after a shipwreck, combing her hair unperturbed by a tide-pool in which her husband floats drowned. "So may all husbands lie," she says casually. And Finnish shamans had a big reputation for magic among the Vikings, especially for their ability to control the winds by tying them up in a bag.
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Post by buxom9sorceress on Aug 31, 2018 4:05:30 GMT -5
I can't offer much, but I do know that the Vikings tended to give the Finns a bad press in their sagas and legends. Any really bad bitch of a malevolent sorceress was almost sure to be described as a Finnish witch. Like the evil queen who turns Bjarni's father into a bear in HROLF KRAKI'S SAGA. And curses his three children with the mark of the beast in different ways. Mighty but hideous Frodhi is half an elk, Thori has the feet of a hound, and the youngest seems untouched by the curse, but even he turns into a spirit-bear in the last battle. H. Rider Haggard borrowed that prejudice in his Viking yarn, ERIC BRIGHTEYES. Swanhild, Gudruda the Fair's evil foster-sister, is half Finnish, her mother having been found by the shore after a shipwreck, combing her hair unperturbed by a tide-pool in which her husband floats drowned. "So may all husbands lie," she says casually. And Finnish shamans had a big reputation for magic among the Vikings, especially for their ability to control the winds by tying them up in a bag. Hi Keith, thanks very much for all your witchy info - great stuff. [ Every time i try to tie the winds up in a bag, the pesky winds blow my knickers down and my dress up over my head. ]
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