Wonder Tales from Baltic Wizards: Pagan Mythology, Shamanism, and Magic from Finland, Lapland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania - Softcover

Olcott, Frances Jenkins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1880954168 ISBN 13: 9781880954164

Publisher: Kalevala Books, 2010

Synopsis

Excerpt from "The Magic Drum Calls You": BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BEAT! BEAT! BEAT! In Lapland when the Arctic Storm Wind roars down from the mountains and blows through the valleys and over the tundra, comes the call of the Magic Drum. Do you hear it on the wind? Do you hear its beat! beat! beat! and the grinding of the Wizard's teeth as he beats! beats! beats! Long, long ago, with chanting and magic and drum-beating came the Great Wizard Nischergurje down from the mountains. Tree-tall, tree-straight was he, clad in the softest skins of the white reindeer. He was girded with the Wizard Belt of Might, and on his feet were soft-soled shoes. From his right wrist hung his gold drum-hammer, and his left hand held the Magic Drum... In Lapland, four great wizards join Nischergurje for a night of storytelling. There is Kauko, Red-Haired Wizard of Finland; Sarvik, with woolly white hair, come from Estonia's rocky coast; yellow-eyed Kurbads from Latvia of the crystal streams; and Jakamas of Lithuania, with bushy golden head, pointed eyes, and apple-red cheeks. And each wizard carries his own Magic Drum. Beat! Beat! Beat!

About this title

About the Author:

Frances Jenkins Olcott (1873 - 1963) was a prolific author and head of the children's department at the Carnegie Library, which worked to catalog, publicize, and distribute children's literature. Her other titles include Tales of the Persian Genii, The Red Indian Fairy Book, The Book of Elves and Fairies, and The Wonder Garden.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kalevala Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1880954168
• ISBN 13: 9781880954164
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168