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Fight to the Finnish

Posted on October 11, 2025 by Nathan

Picture by Akseli Gallen-Kallela I just recently finished reading the Kalevala, the national epic of Finland, as composed by Elias Lonnrot and translated by William Forsell Kirby. I’d read and commented on some parts of the poem before, like Vainamoinen, … Continue reading →

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Iron Constitutions

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Nathan

I’ve been looking a bit into witches, and I latched onto one physical trait the Russian Baba Yaga is sometimes said to have, which is iron teeth. Such teeth seem to be associated with witches in general in Slavic lore. … Continue reading →

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