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Kullervo, son of Kalervo, talking to his sword before his suicide:
Would it please this iron blade
To devour guilty flesh
And to drink the criminal blood?
And the sword understood him,
Understood the man's intention
And responded in these words:
"Why should it not please me well
To devour the guilty flesh
And drink the criminal blood
Since I eat the flesh of the innocents
And I drink the guiltless blood?"

Thus far, the best poem has been the 30th, in terms of story, while others had perhaps, a more beautiful poetic flow. It was very "Lord Of The Rings esque". Interesting to see what inspired Tolkien.

Väinämöinen hits the wall:

"Ah me, a worn-out man already,
That I did not know it sooner,
To get married in my youth,
Find a partner in good time!
Foolishly a ma regrets
Who regrets an early marriage,
Getting children in one's vigour,
Setting up a family early."

The origin of the code "bros before hoes":
"So it's you, old Väinämöinen!
Let's not take the girl by force,
Marry her against her wishes."
And old Väinämöinen nodded:
"Very gladly I agree,
Let's not take the girl by force
Nor marry her against her wishes;
Let her go to whom she chooses,
To the man that she desires -
Keep our friendship without grudges,
Without feuding over her."

While beautifully written compared to say, "The Iliad", I feel like this whole story thus far is just different dudes that are trying to get laid. Going through great lengths, quests even just to get it in.

"I use 'Finnic' instead of Finnish in the sense of the 'non-national' Finnish past of north-eastern Europe. The concept refers to Karelian, Vepsian, and other Baltic Finnish speakers."
-Jukka Korpela