Tolkien characterized The Story of Kullervo was the 'the germ of my attempt to write legends of my own. Kullervo is an ancestor of Turin Turambar, the tragic hero of The Children of Hurin. This work is published with the author's drafts, notes, and lecture essays on its source work, the Kalevala, The Story of Kullervo is a foundational work in Tolkein's invented world. 168 pages, softcover.
