Kyläraittien kuningas : Satakuntalainen kertomus by Kaarle Halme
"Kyläraittien kuningas : Satakuntalainen kertomus" by Kaarle Halme is a regional novel written in the early 20th century. It portrays early-19th-century village life in Satakunta—youth games, ritualized brawls, and strict honor codes—through the rise of Laikan Otto, a celebrated strongman from Loukkula. Key figures include the mild Parrilan Iisu, the spirited Anna of Kervilä, the jealous Hoijalan Esa, and the formidable Jarttu brothers, as rivalries, courtship, and community pride collide. The opening
of the novel sets the scene after Finland’s shift from Sweden to Russia, showing how a remote parish awakens to new energies: villages built close together, traditions of fist-only scuffles, and Loukkula’s sway over local order. We meet Otto, whose prowess forces him to hold back to preserve peace, until the Helka bonfire night when he wins a lively chase game beside a clay pit and later intervenes in a mass brawl, thwarting Esa’s stone attack on Jarttu Kalle and dispersing the crowd while imposing social penalties. As Midsummer nears, Anna and her friend Eeva prepare a secret cooking place, but a downpour ruins the festivities; meanwhile, Esa plots revenge with Kiepsa Apsa, blocking the loft door where Anna shelters. Otto turns up with the girls’ cooking gear amid the storm, and the scene closes with an uneasy sense that something is wrong. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Halme, Kaarle, 1864-1946 |
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| Title | Kyläraittien kuningas : Satakuntalainen kertomus |
| Original Publication | Helsinki: Otava, 1925. |
| Credits | Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Finnish fiction -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77087 |
| Release Date | Oct 19, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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