Editing Kalevala (section)

====First Lemminkäinen Cycle====

'''Cantos 11–15:''' [[Lemminkäinen]] sets out in search of a bride. He and the maid Kyllikki make vows but the happiness doesn't last long and Lemminkäinen sets off to woo a maiden of the north. His mother tries to stop him, but he disregards her warnings and instead gives her his hairbrush, telling her that if it starts to bleed he has met his doom. At Pohjola Louhi assigns dangerous tasks to him in exchange for her daughter's hand. While hunting for the swan of [[Tuonela]], Lemminkäinen is killed and falls into the river of death. The brush he gave to his mother begins to bleed. Remembering her son's words, she goes in search of him. With a rake given to her by Ilmarinen, she collects the pieces of Lemminkäinen scattered in the river and pieces him back together.

[[Image:Gallen Kallela Lemminkainens Mother.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Lemminkäinen's Mother]] by [[Akseli Gallen-Kallela]], 1897]]