The Tales of Ensign Stål
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The Tales of Ensign Stål is an epic poem written in Swedish by the Finland-Swedish author Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the national poet of Finland. It was published in two cycles, in 1848 and in 1860. The
Illustration for the poem "Sven Dufva", Albert Edelfelt, 1890s
The first poem and eventual Finnish national anthem, Vårt Land.
Ensign Stål and the undergraduate, Robert Wilhelm Ekman, 1853
"Dictate he begins of Duncker...", Albert Edelfelt, 1898–1900
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
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Johan Ludvig Runeberg was a Finnish priest, lyric and epic poet. He wrote exclusively in Swedish. He is considered a national poet of Finland. He is the author of the lyrics to Vårt land. Runeberg was
The Tales of Ensign Stål
…Finnish: Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat, or year 2007 translation Vänrikki Stålin tarinat) is an epic poem written in Swedish by the Finland-Swedish author Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the national poet of Finland. It was published in two cycles, in 1848 and in 1860. The poem describes the events of the Finnish War (1808–1809) in…
Portrait by Albert Edelfelt (1893)
Statue of Johan Ludvig Runeberg on Esplanadi in Helsinki, Finland
Runeberg torte