Tale singing

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  May 1, 2023Finnish, Interviews, Kalevala, Magic, Markus Luukkonen, Mikael Öberg, Mythology, Performance, Shamanism, Storytelling, Tale singing

  Markus Luukkonen: Finnish Magic #37

  Do you know the origin of iron? When did you last fall and take fright? These questions are good to keep in mind as we delve into the world of Finnish magic, where sorcerers prepare themselves for healing by standing on rocks in freezing rapids and newborn children are protected from evil spirits in the sauna by being given misleading nicknames.

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  October 31, 2022Interviews, Kersti Ståbi, Mythology, Norse, Performance, Storytelling, Tale singing

  Kersti Ståbi: Vǫluspá – performing poems from the Poetic Edda #22

  Vǫluspá - The Prophecy of the Seeress from the Poetic Edda is one of the most well known texts from Norse mythology. But how could this oral poem have been performed?