#joseph alanen

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Fairy Maidens of the Waters

1919/20

Artist : Joseph Alanen (1885-1920)

#kalevala #maidens #joseph alanen #finnish art #art nouveau #finnish mythology #jugendstil

[weepingwidar]

Joseph Alanen (Finnish, 1885-1920) - Ilmatar (1913-1916)

#joseph alanen #art #painting #finnish art #ilmatar #kalevala

[thefugitivesaint]

Joseph Alanen (1885-1920), 'Ilmatar', 1913-1916 "In the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic, Ilmatar was a virgin spirit and goddess of the air. The name Ilmatar is derived from the Finnish word ilma, meaning "air," and the female suffix -tar, corresponding to English "-ress". Thus, her name means Airress. In the Kalevala she was also occasionally called Luonnotar, which means "female spirit of nature" (Finnish luonto, "nature").

She was impregnated by the sea and wind and thus became the mother of Väinämöine (..."a demigod, hero and the central character in Finnish folklore and the main character in the national epic Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot.")

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#joseph alanen #finnish artists #Ilmatar #the kalevala #finnish epics #Elias Lönnrot #art nouveau

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FINNISH ART TOURNAMENT ROUND 1 POLL 8

#joseph alanen #kalevala #finland #finnish art #polls #april fools

[arinewman7]

Ilmatar

Joseph Alanen

1913–1916

#Joseph Alanen #art #Ilmatar #art nouveau

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Art of Joseph Alanen (1885-1920)

#finnish art #finland #joseph alanen #finnish mythology #art #illustration #tapestry #textile art

[guy60660]

Joseph Alanen | Public Domain Review

#joseph alanen #art #public domain review

[byzantiumsaigner]

Joseph Alanen, Lemminkäinen's Mother at the River of Tuonela

#joseph alanen #classic art #finnish mythology

[sodeartomyheart]

#Joseph Alanen #The Birth of Iron

[publicdomainreview]

Joseph Alanen, The Defence of the Sampo, 1910 - 1912.

In Finnish mythology, the Sampo (sometimes known as Sammas) was a magical artefact forged by the "Eternal Hammerer" Ilmarinen that brought riches and good fortune to its holder: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/kalevala

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« The Forging of the Sampo » by Joseph Alanen

#art #artwork #painting #paintings #canvas #tempera on canvas #tempera painting #tempera #tempera paintings #work in art #forging #hearts #sampo #kaleva #ilmarinen

[torillatavataan]

Kalevala laulettuna (Kalevala sung) is a channel by Sipo Herva and Lauri Palomäki, who aim to sing and record all of the Kalevala.

Subtitles are available in Finnish (so you can sing along if you want to!) and English. This is the first poem of the Kalevala, detailing the creation of the world and birth of Väinämöinen.

Ilmatar (featured in the first poem) by Joseph Alanen

The folk poetry the Kalevala is based on was always sung in the same metre.

The poetry was often sung to music built on a pentachord, sometimes assisted by a kantele player. The rhythm could vary but the music was arranged in either two or four lines in quintuple metre. The poems were often performed by a duo, each person singing alternative verses or groups of verses. This method of performance is called an antiphonic performance, it is a kind of “singing match”.

The Kalevala's metre is a form of trochaic tetrameter that is now known as the Kalevala metre. The metre is thought to have originated during the Proto-Finnic period. Its syllables fall into three types: strong, weak, and neutral.

#kalevala #suomeksi #finnish #kansanperinne #video #*

[weepingwidar]

Joseph Alanen (Finnish, 1885-1920) - Lemminkäinen and the Great Snake (1919-1920)

#joseph alanen #art #painting #finnish art #lemminkäinen #kalevala #snake

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Revenge of Joukahainen | 1919 by Joseph Alanen

#suomi #art #traditional art #nordic #finland #suomalainen

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Filipino & Finnish mythology & folklore in my recent work

Today I'd like to share the Filipino & Finnish mythology & folklore I’ve incorporated in my work so far. This includes The Quiet is Loud, Seeker of the Lost Song, Seeker’s sequel, and my new science-fantasy novella Tempest Ascending.

Folklore/mythology from the Philippines:⁠

✦ Nuno sa punso, a nature spirit who takes the form of an old man living in a mound of earth⁠ ✦ Tikbalang, a half-horse, half-human trickster who lives in the forests and mountains ⁠ ✦ Siyokoy, a humanoid sea creature with a scaled body, large red eyes, and sharp teeth⁠ ✦ Engkanto, an umbrella term for various enchanted spirits⁠ ✦ A certain deity that I can’t reveal because it’s a spoiler but SO COOL⁠ ✦ Actually, make it two⁠, why not? ⁠

Folklore/mythology from Finland:⁠

✦ Tuonela, the land of the dead, popularly appearing in the Kalevala ⁠ ✦ Ukko, the god of thunder, the sky⁠, and weather ✦ Haltija/Haltia, a guardian spirit that protects places or people⁠ ✦ Spell-song, which is featured in the Kalevala and also in real-life poem-singing competitions called kilpalaulanta

⁠Honestly, nothing feels more life-affirming than combining the mythology and folklore of both of my wildly different cultures into a cohesive whole that works together. I don’t think it’s too cheesy to say that it feels healing.⁠

Väinämöinen sings Joukahainen into a mire, Joseph Alanen. Tempera painting with a motif from Kalevala 1912-1913.

#amwriting #fantasy novel #science fantasy #sci fi and fantasy #seeker of the lost song #the quiet is loud #filipino history #finnish history #filipino mythology #finnish mythology #kalevala

[arinewman7]

Maidens at the Headlands

Illustration by Joseph Alanen

tempera on canvas, 1919 - 1920

#Joseph Alanen #art #artist #painter #painting #illustration #illustrator #Maidens at the Headlands