Scandinavian Story Indeks


   Uncle $crooge: The Quest for Kalevala

Story code: D 99078

Publisher: Egmont

First Published: November 1999

Pages: 33 + a one page gag

Versions: Both single-part and serialized versions.

Plot and story: Don Rosa

Art and ink: Don Rosa

Story-type: Treasure-hunt, adventure

Characters: Scrooge McDuck | Donald Duck | HD&L Duck | Magica De Spell | Gyro Gearloose | Little Helper | Elias Lönnroth (author of the Kalavala epic) | Väinämöinen (character from the Kalavala epic) | Ilmarinen (character from the Kalavala epic) | Louhi (character from the Kalavala epic) | Tuoni (character from the Kalavala epic) | Iko-Turso (character from the Kalavala epic)

Locations: The Money Bin | Glasgow (Scotland) | Helsinki (Finland) | Mustasaari (Finland) | Tuonela (a cold death realm) | Magica's house (Vesuvio, Italy) | Gyro's workshop

D.U.C.K.-dedication: In the mane of the lower golden horse on the sword. It's upside down.




Norway
 Kampen om Sampo
  • DD&Co 48-50/1999
  • Walt Disney's Hall of Fame, vol 27 (February 2009)
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    Denmark
    		 Jagten på guldmøllen
  • AA&Co 48-50/1999
  • Walt Disney's Hall of Fame, vol 24 (January 2009)
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    Sweden
    		 Jakten efter Kalevala
  • KA&Co 48-50/1999
  • Walt Disney's Hall of Fame, vol 25 (March 2009)
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    Comments:

         		Scrooge and his nephews go to Finland in order to search for Sampo, a gold mill which is mentioned in the Finnish Kalavala epic.

    Interesting facts:

         		This story was done for the 150th anniversary for the Finlands national epic - Kalevala in 1999, after a special request from the Finnish editor. In Finland it first appeared in a hardcover book which become the best selling book in Finland that year.
    This is Don Rosa's longest Duck-story ever.
    Don Rosa did an extra epilogue-page for the Finnish hard cover book. This epilogue is not a part of the story and dir not follow directly after the story. Go to AC Sivebæk's The two worlds of Don Rosa to see this extra page.
    Go to AC Sivebæk's The two worlds of Don Rosa to see the difference between the two versions of this story.
    		"Scandinavian Index"
    The Defence of Sampo
    The painting "The Defence of Sampo" by the Finnish painter Akseli Gallen-Kallela.

    The Quest for Kalevala
    Scene from "The Quest for Kalevala", page 20, panel 1.


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