THE STORY OF KULLERVO

Kullervo son of Kalervo is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkiens characters. Hapless Kullervo, as Tolkien ca lled him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny.Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Un tamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and who tries three times to kill him when still a boy, Kullervo is alone save fo r the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and guarded by the magical powers of the black dog, Musti. When Kullervo is sold into slavery he swears ...[Read more]