Karelia is also a region in eastern Finland, referenced a lot in the national epic Kalevala. I have brained my damage too much to even begin considering any serious meanings, just thought I'd mention it. Väinämöinen is a pretty godlike being, present since the creation of the world..And in the epic he fights the north (Pohjola). He is the Jungian 'wise old man', and the model for Tolkien's Gandalf.
Karelia is also a region in eastern Finland, referenced a lot in the national epic Kalevala. I have brained my damage too much to even begin considering any serious meanings, just thought I'd mention it. Väinämöinen is a pretty godlike being, present since the creation of the world..And in the epic he fights the north (Pohjola). He is the Jungian 'wise old man', and the model for Tolkien's Gandalf.