The Story Of Kullervo: An Epic Dark Fantasy from Finnish

The Story Of Kullervo: An Epic Dark Fantasy from Finnish Mythology – Tolkien's Foundation for The Silmarillion

"A fascinating read." â‚¬"NPR

"Shows how Finnish mythology and folk tales were instrumental to how Tolkien created his own legendarium." â‚¬"Boston Globe

Kullervo, son of Kalervo, is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkienâ‚¬s characters. â‚¬Å“Hapless Kullervo,â‚¬Â as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny.Â
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Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and tried three times to kill him when he was still a boy, Kullervo is alone save for the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and the magical powers of the black dog Musti, who guards him. When Kullervo is sold into slavery he swears revenge on the magician, but he will learn that even at the point of vengeance there is no escape from the cruelest of fates.Â
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Tolkien himself said that The Story of Kullervo was â‚¬Å“the germ of my attempt to write legends of my own,â‚¬Â and was â‚¬Å“a major matter in the legends of the First Age.â‚¬Â Tolkienâ‚¬s Kullervo is the clear ancestor of TÂºrin Turambar, tragic incestuous hero of The Silmarillion. Published with the authorâ‚¬s drafts, notes, and lecture essays on its source work, the Kalevala, The Story of Kullervo is a foundation stone in the structure of Tolkienâ‚¬s invented world.
Country USA
Brand William Morrow
Manufacturer William Morrow Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2017-08-08
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780544947245

Country	USA
Brand	William Morrow
Manufacturer	William Morrow Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2017-08-08
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780544947245

The Story Of Kullervo: An Epic Dark Fantasy from Finnish Mythology – Tolkien's Foundation for The Silmarillion

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