Sammon ryöstö
Runosong type in the classification of SKVR, the Finnish Literature Society’s runosong corpus
In English: Theft of the Sampo (a translation; the archive names the type in Finnish only)
| Filed under | Kertovat runot (narrative songs) › Epiikka |
|---|---|
| Poems | 203 |
| Verses | 17,104 |
| Collection places | 40 |
| Collected | 1780s to 1920s |
| Collectors | A. A. Borenius · Elias Lönnrot · D. E. D. Europaeus · A. Genetz · I. K. Inha · A. Berner · Kaarle Krohn · A. E. Ahlqvist · J. Fr. Cajan · Iivo Härkönen |
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The archive’s description
Written by the editors of the SKVR type index and quoted as it stands, in Finnish.
Ydinaihe: Ryöstäjien menomatka, sammon ( sampo ) ryöstö, sankarin laulu merellä, takaa-ajo, taistelu sammosta.
Where it was collected
Collection places of the poems, with the number of poems of this type from each. A place may be where the song was written down or where the singer came from.
- Vuokkiniemi (55)
- Ilomantsi (26)
- Kiimaisjärvi (23)
- Jyskyjärvi (9)
- Kontokki (9)
- Pistojärvi (9)
- Repola (6)
- Uhtua (5)
- Sakkola (4)
- Suomussalmi (4)
- Kesälahti (3)
- Pielisjärvi (3)
- Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (3)
- Rautu (3)
- Suistamo (3)
- Säämäjärvi (3)
- Eno (2)
- Impilahti (2)
- Kitee (2)
- Korpiselkä (2)
- Maaninka (2)
- Paatene (2)
- Porajärvi (2)
- Soanlahti (2)
- Säfsnäs (2)
- Tuupovaara (2)
- Etelä-Savo (1)
- Juuka (1)
- Kainuu (1)
- Kivijärvi (1)
- Lapinlahti (1)
- Metsäpirtti (1)
- Nurmes (1)
- Rantasalmi (1)
- Rovaniemi (1)
- Sonkajärvi (1)
- Sotkamo (1)
- Suomenniemi (1)
- Tulemajärvi (1)
- Varpaisjärvi (1)
When it was collected
| Decade | Poems |
|---|---|
| 1780s | 4 |
| 1810s | 4 |
| 1820s | 12 |
| 1830s | 29 |
| 1840s | 33 |
| 1870s | 69 |
| 1880s | 20 |
| 1890s | 17 |
| 1900s | 8 |
| 1910s | 4 |
| 1920s | 3 |
Example poems
The opening verse of one poem from each of the ten places with the most poems of this type: the first such poem in the archive’s order. Each links to the whole poem. A poem can be filed under several types, so its opening verse may belong to another song.
- Lemminkäinen luottehinen, SKVR I1 51. — Vuokkiniemi
- Yön tytti, hämärin neit'i SKVR VII1 429. — Ilomantsi
- Istu imbi airoloille, SKVR I1 5. — Kiimaisjärvi
- Ańńi Väinöllä sanovi: SKVR I1 3. — Jyskyjärvi
- Tuhat airon keäntimestä. SKVR I1 29. — Kontokki
- Se on pisty pään piolta, SKVR I1 128. — Pistojärvi
- Vaka vanha Väinämöine SKVR II 160. — Repola
- Mentih Päivölän pitoh, SKVR I1 109. — Uhtua
- Vaka vanha Väinämöinen SKVR XIII1 576. — Sakkola
- miestä sauvomissa, SKVR I1 39. — Suomussalmi
Other types the same poems are filed under
The archive can file one poem under several types. These are the types most often given to poems of this type, with the number of poems they share.
Content-based similar types
Several methods each rank the song types whose poems resemble this type's poems; the combined ranking merges their lists. The first 20 are listed here.
- Kanteleen synty (Birth of the kantele)
- Kanteleen soitto (Playing the kantele)
- Purren itku (The boat's lament)
- Tuonelassa käynti (Journey to Tuonela)
- Vellamon neidon onginta (Angling for Vellamo's Maiden)
- Taivaan taonta (Forging of the Sky)
- Kilpalaulanta (Song competition)
- Hiidestä kosinta (Wooing a bride from Hiisi's realm)
- Laivaretki (Ship voyage)
- Kyynelten vierintä (Rolling tears)
- Kultaneito (Golden maiden)
- Kilpakosinta (Rival suitors)
- Veneenveisto (Boat building)
- Vipusen virsi (Song of Vipunen)
- Oikein on otavat tehty (The Great Bear is well made)
- Väinämöisen ammunta (The shooting of Väinämöinen)
- Tietäjän apuri (The wise one's helper)
- Hiiden hirven hiihdäntä (Pursuit of Hiisi's Elk)
- Iso kokko (The great eagle)
- Saaren neidot (The Island Maidens)
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Sources: the type’s name, filing and description come from the SKVR type index of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS); the counts, places, decades and collectors are counted from the poems on RunoVerse.