Runo XXVI
"Seven monarchs' wealth in that castle lies stowed;The foul fiends brood o'er them like raven and toad." (Scott.)
"Bigger than the Big-Sea-Water,Broader than the Gitche Gumee."
HIISI, the same as Lempo, the Evil Power, somewhat resembling theScandinavian Loki in character. His name is often used as a term ofreprobation.
IKU-TURSO, a water-giant; the name is doubtless connected with theIcelandic word Thurs, which means a giant, and which is also the nameof the letter þ, called þa in Old English.
} the primeval smith; still used as a proper name inILMARINEN, } Finland.
} a young Laplander.
JUUTAS, a name probably derived from Judas. It is used as a name forHiisi, and also as a term of reprobation.
KALERVO, a chieftain, the brother of Untamo, and the father ofKullervo.
ULAPPALA (the country of the open sea), apparently the same asTuonela.
} (a) the god of Sleep and Dreams; (b) a turbulentUNTAMOINEN, } chieftain, the brother of Kalervo.
} names of Väinämöinen.
VÄINÄMÖINEN, the primeval minstrel and culture-hero, the son of Ilmatar(the name, as pronounced, sounds like Vannamoenen).
Words in this poem
- wealth n.
- Weal; welfare; prosperity; good. [OE. welthe, from wele; cf. D. weelde luxury. See Weal prosperity.]
- bigger a.
- , compar. of Big.
- loki n.
- The evil deity, the author of all calamities and mischief, answering to the African of the Persians. [Icel. Loki, perh. akin to lokka, locka to allure, entice.]
- doubtless a.
- Free from fear or suspicion.
- icelandic a.
- Of or pertaining to Iceland; relating to, or resembling, the Icelanders.
- laplander n.
- A native or inhabitant of Lapland; -- called also Lapp.
- apparently adv.
- Visibly. Hobbes.
Definitions and etymologies from Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.
About this text
Runo XXVI is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Kalevala, Project Gutenberg ebook #25953, the W. F. Kirby translation; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Elias Lönnrot, Runo XXVI, in The Kalevala (1907), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #25953, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/kalevala/runo-xxvi.html, id L14281.
Form and metre
Runo XXVI is 24 lines in 12 verse paragraphs. It is unrhymed, as far as the pronouncing dictionary can tell. 85% of its stressed syllables fall where the metre puts the beat. The lines average 11.7 syllables. 4 lines end on an unstressed syllable, a feminine ending. 42% of the lines run on without a stop at the line end.
Measured by Laurel's pipeline, not copied from a handbook: how stress and metre are counted, how rhyme is lettered, how a drifted rhyme is found. Where the dictionary cannot confirm a rhyme the letter is withheld, not guessed.
Scansion, line by line
Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| "Seven monarchs' wealth in that castle lies stowed; | 10 | //····/˘·· |
| The foul fiends brood o'er them like raven and toad." (Scott.) | 12 | ·······/˘··· |
| "Bigger than the Big-Sea-Water, | 8 | /˘····/˘ |
| Broader than the Gitche Gumee." | 7 | /˘····· |
| HIISI, the same as Lempo, the Evil Power, somewhat resembling the | 16 | ········////˘/˘· |
| Scandinavian Loki in character. His name is often used as a term of | 19 | ·˘/˘···/˘···/˘····· |
| reprobation. | 4 | ···· |
| IKU-TURSO, a water-giant; the name is doubtless connected with the | 19 | ·····/˘/˘···/˘˘/˘·· |
| Icelandic word Thurs, which means a giant, and which is also the name | 17 | ˘/˘·····/˘···/˘·· |
| of the letter þ, called þa in Old English. | 10 | ··/˘····/˘ |
| } the primeval smith; still used as a proper name in | 13 | ·˘/˘·····/˘·· |
| ILMARINEN, } Finland. | 6 | ····/· |
| } a young Laplander. | 5 | ··/˘˘ |
| JUUTAS, a name probably derived from Judas. It is used as a name for | 18 | ····/˘˘/·/˘······· |
| Hiisi, and also as a term of reprobation. | 13 | ···/˘········ |
| KALERVO, a chieftain, the brother of Untamo, and the father of | 18 | ····/˘·/˘······/˘· |
| Kullervo. | 3 | ··· |
| ULAPPALA (the country of the open sea), apparently the same as | 18 | ·····/˘··/˘·˘/˘··· |
| Tuonela. | 3 | ··· |
| } (a) the god of Sleep and Dreams; (b) a turbulent | 11 | ·········/˘ |
| UNTAMOINEN, } chieftain, the brother of Kalervo. | 13 | ····/˘·/˘···· |
| } names of Väinämöinen. | 6 | ······ |
| VÄINÄMÖINEN, the primeval minstrel and culture-hero, the son of Ilmatar | 21 | ·····˘/˘/˘·/˘/˘······ |
| (the name, as pronounced, sounds like Vannamoenen). | 11 | ···˘/······ |
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