# Pellerwoinen — The Kalevala character guide

> Pellerwoinen in The Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sampsa, Sampsa Pellerwoinen

**First appearance:** 0005-rune-ii-wainamoinen-s-sowing

## Who they are

Fertility spirit who sows trees and vegetation across the land.

## In the story

### [Rune II: Wainamoinen's Sowing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kalevala_se/chapters/rune-ii-wainamoinen-s-sowing)

Also called Sampsa, the slender boy who sows the forest seeds across the island at Wainamoinen's request.

### [Rune XVI: Wainamoinen's Boat-Building](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_kalevala_se/chapters/rune-xvi-wainamoinen-s-boat-building)

Also called Sampsa, the slender-grown ancient, he procures the oak timber for Wainamoinen's boat after aspen and pine prove unsuitable.

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