Project Gutenberg 2016-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 139 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth 1807 1882 Longfellow, Henry W. Ollilainen, A. E. The song of Hiawatha. Finnish Laulu Hiawathasta Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Song_of_Hiawatha Wikipedia page about this book: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiawatha E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Laulu Hiawathasta" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a legendary narrative poem written in the late 19th century. The work centers around Hiawatha, a Native American hero, and explores themes of nature, community, and cultural mythology through his legendary life. It weaves together various tales from indigenous North American lore, highlighting Hiawatha's relationships and his struggles against various challenges. The opening of the poem describes the origins of Hiawatha and sets the stage for his journey. It introduces the reader to his mother, Nokomis, and reveals Hiawatha's miraculous birth under extraordinary circumstances. As we delve deeper, we learn about his upbringing, the guidance he receives from his grandmother, and the lessons he learns about the natural world and his cultural heritage. The narrative is rich with imagery and emotion, establishing Hiawatha not just as a hero, but as a bridge between humanity and nature, which will be explored further throughout the poem. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 31.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Indians of North America -- Poetry Hiawatha, active 15th century -- Poetry Iroquois Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Poetry PS Text Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: Classics of Literature Category: American Literature 234288 2025-07-21T08:30:16.348961 text/html 234105 234038 2024-10-22T07:06:45.201177 2023-09-23T05:23:16.000135 text/html text/html 162623 2025-07-21T08:30:22.102939 application/epub+zip 164719 2025-07-21T08:30:19.105018 application/epub+zip 157422 2025-07-21T08:30:18.025962 application/epub+zip 312952 2025-07-21T08:30:24.554954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289418 2025-07-21T08:30:21.454956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261968 2022-09-24T06:28:37.245533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219560 2025-07-21T08:30:16.073956 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199792 2024-10-23T01:11:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18830 2025-07-21T08:30:24.682911 application/rdf+xml 13977 2025-07-21T08:30:18.523975 image/jpeg 3511 2025-07-21T08:30:18.272959 image/jpeg 162702 2025-07-21T08:30:16.366962 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia