Elias Lönnrot

Elias Lönnrot

1802-04-09
81 (1884-03-19)

Elias Lönnrot was Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. Lönnrot compiled the Finnish epic Kalevala.

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Elias Lönnrot was Finnish physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. Lönnrot compiled the Finnish epic Kalevala.

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The Day the Earth Froze 1959 (4.4)

Based on Finnish mythology; Lemminkäinen woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi. Louhi kidnaps Annikki to compel her brother to build for her a Sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen fails to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.
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Kalevala – Uusi aika 2013 (2.3)

In the land Kalevala, Väinämöinen and his troops defend the miraculous machine called Sampo against the invasion of Louhi, the queen of Pohjola, and the Vikings. In present-day Finland, an international corporation led by chairman Kurt Dudler is about to launch a virtual service that directly affects the human mind, which the new CEO Sampo Väinölä opposes. When Sampo's father, Väinö, makes his son aware of the ancient powers, he realises he is involved in an ancient battle between Kalevala and Pohjola.