Talk:Kullervo

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I removed the reference to Oedipus with reguards to child abuse as the comparison is not apt. Oedipus was not the subject of child abuse. 63.118.215.130 18:47, 9 July 2007 (UTC)kevin

Can someone confirm or refute the claim of name Kullervo meaning "Pearl of combat"? I am Finnish and cannot recognize the connection: Unless this is related to some pretty archaic word, I suspect this claim may be incorrect. --91.155.183.16 (talk) 18:53, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

The titular sword of The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson does not talk to the hero (or anyone else, for that matter). However, the novel does bear many similarities to the story of Kullervo (the hero is taken from his parents, falls in love with a woman who turns out to be his sister, comes into the posession of a sword created by the gods and embarks on a quest for revenge that ends in his death by his own sword). 77.103.231.75 (talk) 11:12, 22 February 2008 (UTC)