# Wipunen — The Kalevala character guide

> Wipunen in The Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Old Wipunen, the wise Wipunen, wise Wipunen, Antero Wipunen

**First appearance:** 0020-rune-xvii-wainamoinen-finds-the-lost-word

## Who they are

Giant sage who holds the lost words Wainamoinen needs for boat-building.

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