Joukahainen
Americannoun
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Came the youthful Joukahainen Driving on the road against him, And the shafts were wedged together, And the reins were all entangled, And the collar jammed with collar, And the runners dashed together.
From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)
Youth, if you are Joukahainen, You should move aside a little.
From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)
Then the youthful Joukahainen Shook his head, his mouth drawn crooked, And he tossed his locks of blackness.
From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)
His horse and sledge seem to have been transformed, like those of Joukahainen in Runo III.
From Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two by Lönnrot, Elias
Then was Wäinämöinen wroth, and by the force of his enchantment he rooted Joukahainen to the ground, and suffered him not to go free without promising him the hand of his sister Aino.
From Custom and Myth by Lang, Andrew
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