At one point, the main character, struck with an axe in the knee, bleeds profusely. It is only when he describes how iron originated from the breast milk of the daughters of creation that an old man helps heal the wound. In another story, Aino refuses to marry the main character and later dies when she tries to swim out to an island that sinks. The main character helps his friend Ilmarinen recover the Sampo from the goddess Louhi. For 10 points, name this epic poem compiled by Elias Lönnrot deta
At one point, the main character, struck with an axe in the knee, bleeds profusely. It is only when he describes how iron originated from the breast milk of the daughters of creation that an old man helps heal the wound. In another story, Aino refuses to marry the main character and later dies when she tries to swim out to an island that sinks. The main character helps his friend Ilmarinen recover the Sampo from the goddess Louhi. For 10 points, name this epic poem compiled by Elias Lönnrot detailing the adventures of Väinämöinen [VAI-na-moi-nen], the national epic of Finland.
At one point, the main character, struck with an axe in the knee, bleeds profusely.
{Kalevala} or {Poems} from the {Kaleva District} or similar