pes before she can attack him. His
mother now warns him his foes will pursue him and advises him to go to
the Isle of Refuge, situated in the centre of the Tenth Ocean, and
abide there for three years, pledging himself not to fight again for
sixty summers.

_Rune XXIX._ We now have a description of the Isle of Refuge, where
Lemminkainen tarries three whole years with the sea-maidens, who bid
him a tender farewell when he sails away again. He has, however,
proved neglectful toward one of them, a spinster, who curses him,
vowing he will suffer many things in return for his neglect. True to
her prediction, he encounters many dangers on the homeward journey,
and finds his house reduced to ashes and his parents gone! But,
although he mourns for them as dead, he soon discovers them hiding in
the forest, to escape the fury of the Lapps.

_Rune XXX._ To punish these foes Lemminkainen now sets out for the
north, taking with him Tiera, hero of the broadsword, who is to help
him. Aware of his coming, Louhi bids her son Frost stop them by
holding their vessel fast in the ice, but Lemminkainen trudges over
the ice, hurls the Frost-God into the fire, and, somewhat discouraged,
returns home.

_Runes XXXI, XXXII, and XXXIII._ During this time a slave,
Kullerwoinen, the son of Evil, has been sold to Ilmarinen to serve as
his shepherd. The Rainbow Maiden therefore sends him forth with her
cattle, giving him a loaf of bread as sole sustenance. When the son of
Evil attempts to cut this bread, he breaks his knife, for the
housewife has baked a flint-stone in it. In his anger the shepherd
conjures up wolves and bears, which devour the cattle, and which he
drives home in their stead after dark. When the Rainbow Maiden
therefore unsuspectingly tries to milk them, she is instantly devoured
by these wild beasts.

_Runes XXXIV and XXXV._ Having thus effected his revenge, the Spirit
of Evil hurries away to his tribe-folk, who bid him perform sundry
tasks, in the course of which he crowns his evil deeds by assaulting a
sister who was lost in infancy, and whom he therefore fails to
recognize. On discovering the identity of her ravisher, the unhappy
girl throws herself into the river, where she perishes.

_Rune XXXVI._ Forbidden by his mother to commit suicide in punishment
for his crime, Kullerwoinen decides to seek death on the field of
battle. Although the various members of his family see him depart
without regret, his mother assures him n