After a savage seafaring skirmish and eight long days of being battered by waves, Väinämöinen— a powerful bard and sage as old as the world itself— washed up on the shores of distant Pohjola.
Setelah pertempuran berat di laut, dan menghabiskan delapan hari panjang diterkam ombak laut, Väinämöinen— pujangga dan guru kuat dan setua dunia — terlantar di pantai Pohjola yang jauh.