The Kalevala, Tales from Finland - Part 1, by Jon Mason the Story Teller

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ม.ค. 2021
  • This video is a story telling of the first part of the Kalevala by Jon Mason the Story Teller, recorded from an event held by Jon Mason. It is a tale based on the epic poem Kalevala and this Finnish mythology tale and is in three parts, quite different to the Nordic sagas, this poem from Finland by elias lönnrot explores some Finnish legend.
    Jon has not sponsored me or given any services or money to promote his work, I just purely enjoy his stories and subject matter, especially in these times of lockdown when a good story warms the cockles and leaves you with a smile on your face, and so am giving him more exposure in the hope he tells more stories :)
    Jon is performing the Mabingion over four parts from the 26th January, and if you're interested in seeing this then more information can be found here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/jon-th...
    I would heartily recommend you go and support his TH-cam Channel, website, and Facebook page, especially if you wish to see him perform.
    Website: jonthestoryteller.com/
    Facebook: / jonmasonstoriesandmusic
    TH-cam: / @jonthestoryteller
    Jon is allowing the distribution of this video under the create commons license, creativecommons.org/licenses/...

ความคิดเห็น • 19

  • @Crecganford
    @Crecganford  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Check the description if you want to hear more of Jon's work...

  • @feralbluee
    @feralbluee ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the storytellers - the soul of humankind since we began. 🔥 the storytellers looked toward the stars and the children too lifted their eyes and dreamt. . . ✨

  • @ironheavenz
    @ironheavenz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome!
    I've been looking for tales of the kalevala, this is the first video I actally enjoyed about them!
    Really cool story, please do more!

    • @Crecganford
      @Crecganford  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Go look for the website jonthestoryteller.com he did all three parts and he may have them available there, or may be able to tell you how to watch them :)

  • @darkmatter345
    @darkmatter345 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Note to all: there was a finnish international film made in 2006 in finland called Jade Warrior which combined Kalevala and martial arts/wuxia genre. Very interesting and epic

    • @Crecganford
      @Crecganford  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I will see if I can find that. Thank you.

    • @darkmatter345
      @darkmatter345 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Crecganford hi, i found a clip (bad quality) - th-cam.com/video/6ON7KGlsWDU/w-d-xo.html

  • @mathish1477
    @mathish1477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When I lived in Helsinki with my Finnish wife, we lived on Lonnrotenkatu (katu = street) - now I understand where the street name came from!

  • @cynicalanon8784
    @cynicalanon8784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Very interesting topic, i wish that Finnish mythology got more attention like norse does!
    PD: please get a better mic and put the camera over something stable, the constant tumble is dizzling!

    • @Crecganford
      @Crecganford  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the feedback, I have spoken to Jon who tells the story this :)

  • @dalestaley5637
    @dalestaley5637 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The sun and moon stolen.
    Did this tale emerge after a volcanic eruption?

    • @Eternalnight198
      @Eternalnight198 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There aren't any volcanoes in Finland or anywhere near it

  • @dakdak3331
    @dakdak3331 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why did TH-cam recommend this to me.

    • @Crecganford
      @Crecganford  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I wish I owned TH-cam so I could tell you, but it's just a story, hopefully nothing that will offend.

  • @marianarkun6656
    @marianarkun6656 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi hi my namne is Aino in wordname

  • @johnfoster6412
    @johnfoster6412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There's an awful lot in this that is NOT in the Kalevala. The poem and story(s) are good enough to not need embellishment. In particular I find this "creative" an adaptation somewhat insulting to a very ancient tradition where stories remain essentially unchanged for millenia.

    • @Crecganford
      @Crecganford  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Kalevala is only a couple of hundred years old, and so to say it is unchanged for millennia is nothing but a guess, and so to remark that Jon's work, a story, myths, it is insulting is somewhat disappointing. Jon is a fantastic storyteller, and has been involved in some great very wildly used projects, is well respected amongst the community, and I would rather listen to him, than your derogatory comment, for that speaks volumes about you.

    • @johnfoster6412
      @johnfoster6412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Crecganford Lonnrott's compilation was published in 1849, his earliest notes date from 1833. He recorded by dictation the songs traditionally sung by karelian and suomi singers. Reading his notes (I assume you have) you'll see that the structure and content was well known and in any particular location was fixed by tradition. If you think that the story is only 200 years old i wonder why you consider yourself an expert on myth.
      If only 200 years old then what does sampo mean? After all, surely a word invented in the 19th century should be well known...
      Yes, perhaps "millenia" is a guess. I'm pretty sure the Old Man trickster godman is an echo of ancient shamanic traditions, and predates christianity at least. We can see the late arrival of Christianity in the last few chapters of the Kalavala.
      I am very happy that you prefer to consider modern storytellers than myself.

    • @shanegooding4839
      @shanegooding4839 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As someone of Finnish descent myself I didn't find this story particularly insulting. There is a lot of speculation about how the ancient Finns really saw the figures later portrayed in the Kalevala, none of which is really contradicted by Mason's story.