In the expanded second version of the poem, the Sampo is forged by Ilmarinen, a legendary blacksmith, to fulfill a task set by the witch queen of Pohjola, Louhi, in return for her daughter's hand. Walking on the clouds of purple. Ilmarinen works for many days at a mighty forge until he finally succeeds in creating the Sampo:

The blacksmith Ilmarinen is asked by the mistress of Pohjola to forge the Sampo, a magical artefact. He agrees to undertake the task on the condition that he can marry the woman’s daughter. Ilmarinen builds a furnace and on the first day forges a …

2015年4月11日 · The Forging of the Sampo. Painting by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, depicting a scene from Kalevala, a Finnish epic poem. Smith Ilmarinen is forging the magical mill called Sampo, a centerpiece in many of Kalevala's stories.

“The creation of the Sampo and its elevation to the status of a possession of the Finnish nation,” Julius Krohn has stated, “has, without Lonnrot consciously intending or noticing it, risen to become the central theme of the Kalevala”.

2017年10月9日 · I got the inspiration by looking different artworks of those themes and by reading some stories of Kalevala. Forging of Sampo describes the motif of Sampo glowing in a hot furnnace, flames flapping and black smoke puffing around. The Theft of Sampo describes the broken Sampo sinking to the sea.

The author interprets this poetic account of the fashioning and capture of the Sampo psychoanalytically as a metaphorical representation of the adolescent's struggle to free his own sexual body from the hegemony of his mother.

2024年11月5日 · The Sampo is a central element in Finnish mythology, often described as a magical mill that produces endless wealth and prosperity. Its significance extends beyond mere folklore; it is a symbol of abundance and a representation of the Finnish cultural identity.

And began to forge the Sampo. The eternal magic artist, Ancient blacksmith, Ilmarinen, First of all the iron-workers, Mixed together certain metals, Put the mixture in the caldron, Laid it deep within the furnace, Called the hirelings to the forging. Skilfully they work the bellows, Tend the fire and add the fuel, Three most lovely days of summer,

If you can but forge a Sampo, With its many-coloured cover, You will then receive the maiden, And the fair maid be your guerdon." Said the smith, e'en Ilmarinen, "O thou aged Väinämöinen, You have perhaps already pledged me To the gloomy land of Pohja, That your own head you might rescue, And might thus secure your freedom;

The photo shows the central hall of the National Museum of Finland with the vault fresco depicting the Forging of Sampo, a scene from the Kalevala. It is originated in the fresco at the pavilion in Paris.