Agricola's Ukko in the light of archaeology: a chronological and interpretative study of ancient Finnish religion

• Published in: Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
• Main Author: Salo, Unto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Donner Institute 1990
• Subjects: Finland; Finno-Ugrians; Kalevala; Archaeology; Christianity; Ukko (Finnish deity); Agricola; Mikael; Bp; ca 1510-1557; Mythology; Finno-Ugrian; Häme; Ukko; karelia*; karelian
• Online Access: https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67175; https://doi.org/10.30674/scripta.67175

No written sources of ancient Finnish religion have been preserved from the pre-Christian period. Study of the subject is thus based on later historical data, folk poetry and other recorded national traditions, supplemented by etymology and onomastics. A valuable basis for study is provided by the v...