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Väinämöinen

[vahy-nuh-moi-nen; Finnish vai-na-mœi-nen]
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noun Finnish Legend.
  1. an old magician, the hero of the Kalevala, who opposes the magician Joukahainen and the sorceress Louhi.
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  • Vainamoinen took his harp, and sat down on a hill, near a silvery brook.

    Brave Men and Women

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  • Vainamoinen took his harp, and sat down on a hill near a silvery brook.