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.