Ilmarinen the Smith Goes Courting

Ilmarinen the Blacksmith never grew tired of hammering. One day, as he was putting some iron in the forge, a maiden came to his smithy. She stood upon the threshold and called out to the Blacksmith: “If you knew what I have to tell you, Ilmarinen the Blacksmith, you’d not put that iron in your forge.”

Read the whole #folktale, which is inspired by #Kalevala, on this #KalevalaDay.

https://norwegianfolktales.net/folklore/ilmarinen-the-smith-goes-courting

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#Kalevala Runo 8

LOL

Old man Vainamoinen tries to pick up the Maiden of the North:
'On the arch of air high-seated,
Brightly shining on the '
Weaving, her shuttle all golden, her comb of silver. She's having none of it, and asks the Fieldfare:

'Tell me, O thou little fieldfare,
Sing thou, that my ears may hear it,
Whether it indeed is better,
Whether thou hast heard 'tis better,
For a girl in father's dwelling,
Or in household of a husband?'