# Kalew — The Kalevala character guide

> Kalew in The Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-rune-i-birth-of-wainamoinen

## Who they are

Ancestral hero from whom the Kalevala region takes its name.

## Links

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