Better Gutenberg
Free, beautifully formatted public-domain ebooks

The Hero of Esthonia

by W. F. Kirby

122 sections · Download EPUB

Start reading ›
  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3Part I
  4. 4The Kalevipoeg or, the Adventures of the Son of Kalev, the Hero of…
  5. 5Canto I — The Marriages of Salme and Linda
  6. 6Canto II — The Death of Kalev
  7. 7Canto III — The Fate of Linda
  8. 8Canto IV — The Island Maiden
  9. 9Canto V — The Kalevide and the Finnish Sorcerer
  10. 10Canto VI — The Kalevide and the Sword-Smiths
  11. 11Canto VII — The Return of the Kalevide
  12. 12Canto VIII — The Contest and Parting of the Brothers
  13. 13Canto IX — Rumours of War
  14. 14Canto X — The Heroes and the Water-Demon
  15. 15Canto XI — The Loss of the Sword
  16. 16Canto XII — The Fight With the Sorcerer’s Sons
  17. 17Canto XIII — The Kalevide’s First Journey to Hades
  18. 18Canto XIV — The Palace of Sarvik
  19. 19Canto XV — The Marriage of the Sisters
  20. 20Canto XVI — The Voyage of the Kalevide
  21. 21Canto XVII — The Heroes and the Dwarf
  22. 22Canto XVIII — The Kalevide’s Journey to Põrgu
  23. 23Canto XIX — The Last Feast of the Heroes
  24. 24Canto XX — Armageddon
  25. 25Part II — Esthonian Folk-Tales
  26. 26Section I — Tales Illustrative of the “Kalevipoeg”
  27. 27The Milky Way
  28. 28The Grateful Prince
  29. 29Slyboots
  30. 30The Gold-Spinners
  31. 31Section II — Orphan and Foundling Stories
  32. 32The Wood of Tontla
  33. 33The Orphan Boy and the Hell-Hounds
  34. 34The Egg-Born Princess
  35. 35The Royal Herd-Boy
  36. 36Tiidu the Flute-Player
  37. 37The Lucky Egg
  38. 38Part II — Esthonian Folk-Tales (Continued)
  39. 39Bluebeard
  40. 40Cinderella
  41. 41The Dragon-Slayer
  42. 42The Dwarf’s Christening
  43. 43The Envious Sisters
  44. 44The Gifted Brothers
  45. 45The Idiot’s Luck
  46. 46The Magician’s Heirs
  47. 47The Man in the Moon
  48. 48Videvik, Koit, and Ämarik
  49. 49The Maiden at the Vaskjala Bridge
  50. 50The Woman in the Moon
  51. 51Polyphemus
  52. 52Red Riding-Hood
  53. 53Snowwhite, the Glass Mountain, and the Despised Youngest Son
  54. 54The Three Sisters
  55. 55The Three Wishes
  56. 56The Witch-Bride
  57. 57The Stepmother
  58. 58Section IV — Familiar Stories of Northern Europe
  59. 59The Fisherman and His Wife
  60. 60The Mermaid
  61. 61How the Sea Became Salt
  62. 62The Two Brothers and the Frost
  63. 63The Soldier and the Devil
  64. 64Section V — Stories of the Gods, and Spirits of the Elements
  65. 65The Song-God’s Departure
  66. 66Jutta
  67. 67The Twelve Daughters
  68. 68The Four Gifts of the Water-Sprite
  69. 69The Lake-Dwellers
  70. 70The Faithless Fisherman
  71. 71The Spirits of the Northern Lights
  72. 72The Spirit of the Whirlwind
  73. 73The Will o’ the Wisps
  74. 74The Foundling
  75. 75The Cave-Dwellers
  76. 76The Compassionate Woodcutter
  77. 77The Good Deed Rewarded
  78. 78Section VI — Heath Legends
  79. 79The Wonderful Haycock
  80. 80The Magic Egg
  81. 81Section VII — Lake Legends
  82. 82Lake Peipus
  83. 83The Lake at Euseküll
  84. 84Emmu Lake and Virts Lake
  85. 85The Blue Spring
  86. 86The Black Pool
  87. 87Section VIII — Stories of the Devil and of Black Magic
  88. 88The Son of the Thunder-God
  89. 89The Moon-Painter
  90. 90The Treasure-Bringer
  91. 91The Wooden Man and the Birch-Bark Maid
  92. 92The Compassionate Shoemaker
  93. 93Martin and His Dead Master
  94. 94The Bewitched Horse
  95. 95Section IX — Hidden Treasures
  96. 96The Courageous Barn-Keeper
  97. 97The Gallows-Dwarfs
  98. 98The Treasure at Kertell
  99. 99The Golden Snakes
  100. 100The Devil’s Treasure
  101. 101The Nocturnal Church-Goers
  102. 102Section X — Oriental Tales
  103. 103The Northern Frog
  104. 104Section XI — Church-Stories — The Church at Revel
  105. 105The Church at Pühalepp
  106. 106The Church of the Holy Cross
  107. 107The Church at Fellin
  108. 108Section XII — Unnatural Brothers
  109. 109The Rich Brother and the Poor One
  110. 110Section XIII — Plague-Legends
  111. 111Section XIV — Beast-Stories
  112. 112The Man With the Bast Shoes
  113. 113Why the Dog and Cat and the Cat and Mouse Are Enemies
  114. 114The Origin of the Swallow
  115. 115The Spider and the Hornet
  116. 116The Officious Flies
  117. 117Part III — Esthonian Ballads, &c. — The Herald of War
  118. 118The Blue Bird (I.)
  119. 119The Blue Bird (II.)
  120. 120Charm Against Snake-Bite
  121. 121Bibliography
  122. 122Index and Glossary

← Back to The Hero of Esthonia

Scroll to Top