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Thus became a mighty hero, In his veins the blood of ages,Read erect and form commanding, Growth of mind and body perfectBut alas! he had his failings, Bad indeed his heart and morals,Roaming in unworthy places, Staying days and nights in sequencesAt the homes of merry maidens, At the dances of the virgins,With the maids of braided tresses. - ‘The Kalevala’, Rune XI. Lemminkainen's Lament Lemminkäinen is a hero who features prominently in the traditional mythology of Finland. The tales of this hero are recorded in the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. The story of Lemminkäinen exists in several versions. There is, however, a general plot that can be identified in each of the myth’s different versions. The story begins
