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Kaleva

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[kah-le-vuh] / ˈkɑ lɛ və /

noun

  1. a hero and progenitor of heroes in Finnish and Estonian folk epics.


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The Missoulian reports 48-year-old Elizabeth Kaleva pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor Wednesday after she was charged earlier this month following a car crash.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2018

Kaleva will be required to spend five days in jail at some point during the next six months.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2018

Kaleva will be required to spend five days in jail at some point during the next six months.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2018

The Missoulian reports 48-year-old Elizabeth Kaleva pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor Wednesday after she was charged earlier this month following a car crash.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2018

The poem, which strongly resembles "Hiawatha," takes its name from the heroes of Kaleva, the land of happiness and plenty, who struggle with three others from the cold north and the land of death.

From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch