Magic Songs of the Finns (Folklore History Series) - Paperback
Magic Songs of the Finns (Folklore History Series) - Paperback
Description
by Christina Hole (Author)
A collection of magic songs, spells, and charms in one of the largest published volumes of traditional Finnish folk music.
First collected and published by Elias Lӧnnrot in 1880 and later translated into English by John Abercromby and republished in 1896, Magic Songs of the Finns is a beautiful volume of forgotten wonder. Over 600 spells and charms from rural Finland are collected in this book to assist its reader in capturing the sound and passion of a very special culture. These songs were traditionally sung to ask for help from the spirits that the Finnish believed possessed all objects.
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