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The Tales of Ensign Stål
Epic poem by Finland-Swedish author Johan Ludvig Runeberg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Tales of Ensign Stål (Swedish original title: Fänrik Ståls sägner, Finnish: Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat, or year 2007 translation Vänrikki Stålin tarinat) is an epic poem written in Swedish by the Finland-Swedish author Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the national poet of Finland. It was published in two cycles, in 1848 and in 1860.[1] The poem describes the events of the Finnish War (1808–1809) in which Sweden lost its eastern territories;[2] these would become incorporated into the Russian Empire as the Grand Duchy of Finland.
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