Väinämöinen

[vahy-nuh-moi-nen; Finnish vai-na-mœi-nen] /ˌvaɪ nəˈmɔɪ nɛn; Finnish ˈvæɪ næˌmœɪ nɛn/

noun, Finnish Legend.

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.

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

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