As a Finn, I find this article rather touching:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/12/1219_tolkienroots.html
Likewise for this glimpse to the remote past of Finnish mythology
(mentioned in that article):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWeQJwESnDk
I think it's sad that this tradition has basically died, being only
preserved in literature.
More info about the mythology:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala
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- Warp
