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The Age of Iron

The Age of Iron

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Overview

Rauta-aika (The Age of Iron) is a dramatic four-part miniseries completed in 1982 by Finnish broadcast network Yle TV2. The production attempts to adapt the national epic of Finland, the Kalevala, for the television audience by way of humanizing the mythological characters whose thoughts and actions drive the narrative. The protagonists of Rauta-aika, Väinö, Ilmari and Lemminki, have been inspired by the tales in the Kalevala and go in search of a woman, eventually finding themselves at war with the Nordic people, and in the end pay dearly for their pursuits.

NetworksYle TV2

Top Cast

Kalevi Kahra

Kalevi Kahra

Väinö

Vesa-Matti Loiri

Vesa-Matti Loiri

Ilmari

Tom Wentzel

Tom Wentzel

Lemminki

Kari Heiskanen

Kari Heiskanen

Jouko

Sara Paavolainen

Sara Paavolainen

Aino

Elle Kull

Elle Kull

Kyllikki

Mikko Niskanen

Mikko Niskanen

Tiera

Esko Salminen

Esko Salminen

Pohjola

P

Pirkko-Liisa Tikka

The Golden Woman

S

Soli Labbart

Lemminki's mother

Themes & Keywords

kalevala (finnish national epic)

About The Age of Iron

The Age of Iron is a drama, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 1982 exploring themes of kalevala (finnish national epic). it stars Kalevi Kahra, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Tom Wentzel. Rauta-aika (The Age of Iron) is a dramatic four-part miniseries completed in 1982 by Finnish broadcast network Yle TV2. The production attempts to adapt the national epic of Finland, the Kalevala, for the television audience by way of humanizing the mythological characters whose thoughts and actions drive the narrative. The protagonists of Rauta-aika, Väinö, Ilmari and Lemminki, have been inspired by the tales in the Kalevala and go in search of a woman, eventually finding themselves at war with the Nordic people, and in the end pay dearly for their pursuits.

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