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The Age of Iron

Rauta-aika (The Age of Iron) is a dramatic four-part miniseries completed in 1982 by Finnish broadcast network Yle TV2. The production attempts to adapt the national epic of Finland, the Kalevala, for the television audience by way of humanizing the mythological characters whose thoughts and actions drive the narrative. The protagonists of Rauta-aika, Väinö, Ilmari and Lemminki, have been inspired by the tales in the Kalevala and go in search of a woman, eventually finding themselves at war with the Nordic people, and in the end pay dearly for their pursuits.

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Status

Ended

Original Name

Rauta-aika

First Air Date

February 28, 1982

Last Air Date

April 4, 1982

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Language

Finnish

Production Companies

YLE

Networks

Yle TV2

Part 4: A Long Winter
S01E04

Part 4: A Long Winter

Old and tired Väinö, according to Ilmar, attracts a robbery trip to reclaim Sampo. The people of Pohjola leave behind, and to avoid the massacre, Väinö tells us to sink Sampo into the sea. When they return home the men find the bear and the moose on the island. The knocked self-esteem is shrouded in bear bearings, where the bear and the man eventually change positions. At the end, Väinö and Ilmari will subscribe to their lives for today's listeners. Lemminki tells about his robbery trip to Sigtuna.

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