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Manala

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[mahn-l-uh] / ˈmɑn l ə /

noun

  1. Tuonela.


Example Sentences

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I must leave this earth and go to Manala, the country of departed spirits.

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.

Wäinämöinen, the epic hero of the Finns, determined to penetrate to Manala, the region of the dead.

From The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology by Hartland, Edwin Sidney

She who should forget her mother, Or despise her dearest mother, Ne'er to Manala should travel, Nor to Tuonela go cheerful.

From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)

Then he said to himself: 'I will seek the lost words in the kingdom of Manala; there are countless words to be found there in the Deathland.'

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.

Return with me to Kalevala to thy home, and thank and praise thy Maker, Ukko, that he hath saved thee, for I alone could never have saved thee from dismal Manala.'

From Finnish Legends for English Children by Eivind, R.