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The Murder Ballad of Bishop Henri / Piispa Henrikin Surmavirsi
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Introduction The Murder Ballad of Bishop Henri details the supposed start of Christianity in Finland. The origin of the story has its roots in the twelfth century. The actual ballad appears in the Kanteletar, a collection of Finnish poems and ballads compiled by Elias Lönnrot. It was originally published in 1840 under the name “Kanteletar…