batch.motif.finnish-karelian-kalevala-crawford-gutenberg-l21294-l21487
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record_id: batch.motif.finnish-karelian-kalevala-crawford-gutenberg-l21294-l21487
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
passage_locator:
label: JOHN MARTIN CRAWFORD. / THE KALEVALA. / PROEM / BOOK II; lines 21294-21487
start: '21294'
end: '21487'
translation: 'Kalevala: The Epic Poem of Finland'
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Louhi refuses to divide the Sampo with the heroes from Wainola. Wainamoinen
threatens to take it by force, then uses magical music and slumber-arrows to put
Pohyola to sleep. Ilmarinen opens the locked mountain stronghold, Lemminkainen
enters to obtain the Sampo, and an ox and plow are used to free it from deep roots.
Wainamoinen hides the Sampo in a war-ship and sails away with his companions,
planning to conceal it on a distant island.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Louhi asks the stranger-heroes what tidings they bring to her village.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Wainamoinen says the hosts of Kalevala seek the Sampo and have come to divide
the treasure.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Louhi refuses to divide the Sampo and says it brings plenty to Northland.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:4
text: Wainamoinen says that if Louhi will not share the Sampo, he and his companions
will take it to Wainola by force.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:5
text: Louhi becomes angry, seeks vengeance, and calls warriors to destroy Wainamoinen
and his people.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:6
text: Wainamoinen plays a fish-bone harp, silencing the warriors and affecting the
people of Pohyola.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:7
text: Wainamoinen plays the people of Northland into sleep and uses slumber-arrows
to lock the eyelids of the sleepers.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: obs:8
text: The Sampo is located behind nine copper locks in the stone-berg of Pohyola,
in the copper-bearing mountains.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- id: obs:9
text: Wainamoinen sings at the mountain entrance, causing rocky portals to tremble
and iron-banded pillars to fall.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: obs:10
text: Ilmarinen anoints hinges, bars, locks, and bolts so that the gates open silently.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: obs:11
text: Lemminkainen enters the mountain-caverns to find the Sampo and boasts that
he will bring it away.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: obs:12
text: Lemminkainen finds the Sampo but cannot move it because roots have grown nine
fathoms deep around it.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- id: obs:13
text: A mighty ox of Northland is described as powerful, beautiful, and having horns
seven fathoms long.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- id: obs:14
text: Lemminkainen harnesses the ox, takes the master-plow of Pohya, and plows around
the Sampo so that it loosens.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: obs:15
text: Wainamoinen places the Sampo in a waiting war-ship of Wainola.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: obs:16
text: Wainamoinen says the Sampo should be taken to a fog-point on the waters and
a forest-covered island, where it can be hidden safely.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- id: obs:17
text: Wainamoinen invokes winds, billows, and Ahto for aid in guiding the vessel
homeward.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
- id: obs:18
text: The war-ship sails homeward over calm waters, with Wainamoinen guiding and
Ilmarinen and Lemminkainen leading the rowers.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:18
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Louhi
description: Hostess of the Northland who addresses the stranger-heroes, refuses
to divide the Sampo, and calls Northland warriors.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Wainamoinen
description: Ancient minstrel, wise and wondrous singer, who demands the Sampo,
uses magical music and slumber-arrows, opens the stronghold by song, and guides
the vessel homeward.
role_refs:
- role:3
- role:4
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:6
- ev:7
- ev:9
- ev:15
- ev:17
- ev:18
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Ilmarinen
description: Magic blacksmith who anoints hinges, bars, locks, and bolts so the
gates open.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- ev:18
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Lemminkainen / Kaukomieli
description: Reckless, handsome, daring hero who enters the mountain-caverns, tries
to move the Sampo, and later uses an ox and plow to free it.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:14
- ev:18
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: People and warriors of Pohyola/Northland
description: Northland people and warriors called by Louhi and later silenced and
put to sleep by Wainamoinen's magic.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Heroes and crew of Wainola
description: Wainola companions who come for the Sampo and sail with Wainamoinen.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:15
- ev:18
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Mighty ox of Northland
description: Powerful ox with horns seven fathoms long, harnessed by Lemminkainen
to plow the roots around the Sampo.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Ahto
description: King of sea-waves invoked by Wainamoinen to lend aid and guide the
ship safely.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Northland hostess
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Louhi is named as hostess of the Northland.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: Holder and defender of the Sampo
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: She refuses to divide the Sampo and calls warriors after Wainamoinen threatens
force.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:5
- id: role:3
label: Ancient minstrel and magic singer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Wainamoinen is repeatedly called an ancient minstrel and uses magical playing
and singing.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:9
- id: role:4
label: Leader of the Sampo-taking expedition
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He states the purpose of taking the Sampo, directs Lemminkainen, hides the
Sampo in the vessel, and guides the ship.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:11
- ev:15
- ev:18
- id: role:5
label: Enchanter of sleepers
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: He plays Northland into sleep and uses slumber-arrows to lock sleepers' eyelids.
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: Magic blacksmith and opener of locks
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: Ilmarinen anoints the locks, bolts, and gates so that they open.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: role:7
label: Daring retriever of the Sampo
assigned_to:
- fig:4
basis: Lemminkainen is ordered to enter the mountain and bring away the Sampo; he
attempts to move it and frees it with ox and plow.
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
- ev:14
- id: role:8
label: Opposing host rendered asleep
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: Louhi calls Northland warriors, who are later silenced and put to sleep by
Wainamoinen.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:9
label: Expedition companions and rowers
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The Wainola heroes seek the Sampo and later row the vessel homeward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:18
- id: role:10
label: Draft animal used to free the treasure
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The ox is harnessed to plow the roots around the Sampo.
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: role:11
label: Sea power invoked for safe travel
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: Wainamoinen asks Ahto, king of sea-waves, to aid and guide the war-ship homeward.
evidence_refs:
- ev:17
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Sampo
literal_form: Wonderful Sampo, a priceless treasure with a lid in colors that brings
plenty to Northland.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:12
- ev:15
- id: sym:2
label: Lid in colors
literal_form: Colored lid associated with the Sampo, repeatedly sought and moved
with it.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:11
- ev:14
- id: sym:3
label: Copper-bearing mountain and stone-berg of Pohyola
literal_form: Mountain stronghold where the Sampo is kept behind nine copper locks.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
- id: sym:4
label: Mountain-caverns
literal_form: Caverns inside the mountain entered by Lemminkainen to find the Sampo.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
taxonomy_refs:
- cave
- mountain
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- id: sym:5
label: Fish-bone harp
literal_form: Wainamoinen's harp of fish-bone used for magical playing.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: sym:6
label: Slumber-arrows
literal_form: Arrows drawn from Wainamoinen's leather pouch to lock the eyelids
of sleepers.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:5
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:7
label: Nine copper locks
literal_form: Nine locks of copper behind which the Sampo is kept.
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:10
- id: sym:8
label: Master-plow of Pohya
literal_form: Plow used with the ox to plow the roots about the Sampo.
associated_figures:
- fig:4
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:14
- id: sym:9
label: War-ship of Wainola
literal_form: Waiting vessel in which Wainamoinen hides the Sampo and sails away.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- ev:18
- id: sym:10
label: Waters and sea-waves
literal_form: Billowy deeps, vast waters, and sea-waves crossed by the war-ship.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
- fig:8
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- ev:17
- ev:18
- id: sym:11
label: Fog-point and forest-covered island
literal_form: Remote watery place where Wainamoinen proposes to hide the Sampo in
peace.
associated_figures:
- fig:2
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Demand for the Sampo and refusal
summary: Louhi asks the purpose of the stranger-heroes; Wainamoinen says they seek
to divide the Sampo, and Louhi refuses because it brings plenty to Northland.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: scene:2
label: Threat and war council
summary: Wainamoinen threatens to take the Sampo by force, and Louhi calls Northland
warriors to destroy him and his people.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:5
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:3
label: Magical music and enforced sleep
summary: Wainamoinen plays his fish-bone harp, quiets the people of Pohyola, and
then uses continued music and slumber-arrows to make them sleep deeply.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:5
- sym:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: scene:4
label: Opening the mountain stronghold
summary: At the mountain entrance, Wainamoinen's singing shakes the portals, and
Ilmarinen anoints the locks and bolts so that the gates open.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
- sym:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: scene:5
label: Lemminkainen enters and fails to move the rooted Sampo
summary: Lemminkainen enters the mountain-caverns and finds the Sampo, but it remains
motionless because roots have grown nine fathoms deep around it.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
- ev:12
- id: scene:6
label: Ox and plow free the Sampo
summary: Lemminkainen harnesses a mighty Northland ox to the master-plow of Pohya
and plows around the Sampo until it loosens.
figure_refs:
- fig:4
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:13
- ev:14
- id: scene:7
label: Sampo loaded into the war-ship
summary: Wainamoinen brings his companions and the Sampo from the mountain and hides
it in the waiting war-ship of Wainola.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:3
- sym:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- id: scene:8
label: Planned concealment and departure over water
summary: Wainamoinen says the Sampo should be taken to a fog-point and forest-covered
island for safekeeping, then invokes winds, waves, and Ahto as the ship sails
homeward.
figure_refs:
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:8
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
- sym:9
- sym:10
- sym:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:16
- ev:17
- ev:18
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Taking of a guarded sacred or prosperity-bringing object
taxonomy_refs:
- sacred_theft
basis: The heroes seek the Sampo, Louhi refuses to divide it, Wainamoinen threatens
force, and the heroes remove it from Pohyola after the inhabitants are put to
sleep.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:15
confidence: high
cautions: The passage presents the act as taking or recovering the Sampo; whether
it is classified as theft depends on broader narrative context not supplied here.
- id: motif:2
label: Magical music subdues opponents
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: Wainamoinen's harp playing silences warriors and puts Northland's people
to sleep, allowing access to the Sampo.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: No specific supplied taxonomy reference directly names musical enchantment.
- id: motif:3
label: Quest for a marvelous treasure in a locked mountain stronghold
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: The heroes journey to obtain the Sampo from a stone-berg or copper-bearing
mountain behind nine copper locks, and must open the stronghold by magic song
and smithcraft.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:8
- ev:9
- ev:10
- ev:11
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage is one episode of the quest and does not provide the whole
quest arc.
- id: motif:4
label: Rooted treasure freed by plowing
taxonomy_refs: []
basis: The Sampo cannot be moved because roots have grown nine fathoms deep; Lemminkainen
uses an ox and plow to loosen it.
evidence_refs:
- ev:12
- ev:13
- ev:14
confidence: high
cautions: No matching supplied taxonomy reference is available for this specific
image.
- id: motif:5
label: Voyage carrying a powerful object to a hidden safe place
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
- return
basis: After placing the Sampo in the war-ship, Wainamoinen plans to take it to
a fog-point and forested island where it may remain safe, then sails homeward
across the waters.
evidence_refs:
- ev:15
- ev:16
- ev:17
- ev:18
confidence: medium
cautions: The return is underway in this passage but not completed within the supplied
excerpt.
comparison_claims:
- id: claim:1
claim: 'The episode has the same broad function as a sacred-theft or guarded-treasure-taking
pattern: a valued prosperity object is withheld by its possessor, accessed through
enchantment and opened barriers, then carried away by ship.'
claim_level: same_function
target: sacred_theft motif family
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- ev:7
- ev:10
- ev:15
counter_evidence_refs: []
confidence: medium
limitations: The passage alone does not establish historical contact, common inheritance,
or the full ownership background of the Sampo.
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 21294-21299
quote_or_summary: Louhi, hostess of the Northland, asks the stranger-heroes what
news they bring to her village.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 21300-21308
quote_or_summary: Wainamoinen answers that the hosts of Kalevala inquire for the
Sampo and have journeyed to divide the treasure.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 21309-21317
quote_or_summary: Louhi refuses division and says the wonderful Sampo brings plenty
to Northland, with its colored lid echoing from the mountains and stone-berg.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 21318-21325
quote_or_summary: Wainamoinen says that if Louhi will not share the Sampo equally,
they will take it to Wainola by force.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 21326-21333
quote_or_summary: Louhi grows angry, seeks vengeance, and calls the people and warriors
of Sariola to destroy Wainamoinen and his people.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 21334-21345
quote_or_summary: Wainamoinen plays his fish-bone harp; Pohyola stops to listen,
warriors are silenced, soldiers become peaceful, maidens dance, heroes weep, and
young men wonder.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 21346-21358
quote_or_summary: Wainamoinen keeps playing, brings young and old into sleep, draws
slumber-arrows from a leather pouch, and charms Northland's warriors into deeper
sleep.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 21359-21364
quote_or_summary: The Wainola heroes go to obtain the Sampo and colored lid from
the copper-bearing mountains, behind nine copper locks in the stone-berg of Pohyola.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 21365-21372
quote_or_summary: Wainamoinen sings at the mountain entrance and stronghold border;
the rocky portals tremble and iron-banded pillars fall and crumble.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 21373-21379
quote_or_summary: Ilmarinen anoints hinges, bars, locks, and bolts; the bolts fly
back and gates open silently.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 21380-21397
quote_or_summary: Wainamoinen tells Lemminkainen to enter the mountain and bring
away the Sampo; Lemminkainen enters the mountain-caverns and boasts he will do
so.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:12
type: summary
locator: lines 21398-21405
quote_or_summary: Lemminkainen finds the Sampo in the mountain and tries to turn
it, but it remains motionless because roots have grown nine fathoms deep in the
earth around it.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:13
type: summary
locator: lines 21406-21411
quote_or_summary: A mighty Northland ox is described as powerful, beautiful, and
having horns seven fathoms long.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:14
type: summary
locator: lines 21412-21418
quote_or_summary: Lemminkainen harnesses the ox, takes Pohya's master-plow, plows
around the Sampo and its colored lid, and the Sampo loosens.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:15
type: summary
locator: lines 21419-21427
quote_or_summary: Wainamoinen brings Ilmarinen, Lemminkainen, and the Sampo from
the stone-berg and copper-bearing mountain, hiding it in the war-ship of Wainola.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:16
type: summary
locator: lines 21428-21447
quote_or_summary: Ilmarinen asks where to take the Sampo; Wainamoinen answers that
it should go to a fog-point on the waters and a forest-covered island, where it
can remain hidden and safe.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:17
type: summary
locator: lines 21448-21468
quote_or_summary: Departing Pohya, Wainamoinen addresses the war-ship, winds, billows,
and Ahto, asking aid and safe guidance homeward.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:18
type: summary
locator: lines 21469-21487
quote_or_summary: Wainamoinen guides the vessel homeward; Ilmarinen and Lemminkainen
lead the rowers; the ship moves over calm waters, and Lemminkainen remarks on
the absence of singing.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/finnish-karelian/project-gutenberg/kalevala-crawford.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: medium
notes: Literal extraction is well supported by the supplied passage. Motif labels
are limited to the provided excerpt and available taxonomy references; broader
Kalevala context may refine ownership and interpretation of the Sampo episode.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
All evidence is drawn only from the provided passage and metadata.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:finnish-karelian-kalevala-crawford-gutenberg__l21294-l21487
passage_sha256=952779e0816f26fdb79a5d2f08990529ef4f254c3324b4c86706df404569e653