Center for Symbolic Studies
Joseph Campbell RoundTable
Mythology of the North
Kerttu Barnett, Dr. Stephen Larsen & Rich Schwab

From ancient times to this day, storytellers have enchanted their listeners by introducing magical objects into their stories. You will hear an adventure story about an amazing sampo, a magical mill from the Finnish epic Kalevala, as told by Kerttu.
Bringing stories from the Norse, Stephen will show themes connecting the Prose and Poetic Eddas to their resurgence in modern epics such as Lord of the Rings.
Taking the themes one step further, Rich will show connections through the Germanic myths, tracing them through stories of the Holy Grail to Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Harry Potter and anywhere else possible.
With time, we’ll show clips from the 2006 film Jade Warrior, a Finnish Kung Fu featuring a modern retelling of the themes of the Sampo.


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