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

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3 жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq Channel, website, and Facebook page, especially if you wish to see him perform.
Website: jonthestoryteller.com/
Facebook: / jonmasonstoriesandmusic
KZfaq: / @jonthestoryteller
Jon is allowing the distribution of this video under the create commons license, creativecommons.org/licenses/...

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@Crecganford 3 жыл бұрын

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

@feralbluee Жыл бұрын

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

@darkmatter345 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@darkmatter345 Жыл бұрын

@@Crecganford hi, i found a clip (bad quality) - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bLV-aq540dm7dIk.html

@mathish1477 Жыл бұрын

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

@ironheavenz 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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 :)

@cynicalanon8784 3 жыл бұрын

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 3 жыл бұрын

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

@dalestaley5637 Жыл бұрын

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

@Eternalnight198 2 ай бұрын

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

@dakdak3331 3 жыл бұрын

Why did KZfaq recommend this to me.

@Crecganford 3 жыл бұрын

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

@marianarkun6656 6 ай бұрын

Hi hi my namne is Aino in wordname

@johnfoster6412 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 8 ай бұрын

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.