The Tales of Ensign Stål
EPIC POEM BY JOHAN LUDVIG RUNEBERG
Tales of Ensign Stål; The Tales of Ensign Stal; Tales of Ensign Stal; Fänrik Ståls sägner; Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat; Vänrikki Stålin tarinat; Sven Dufva
The Tales of Ensign Stål (Swedish original title: , , or year 2007 translation ) is an epic poem written in Swedish by the Finland-Swedish author Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the national poet of Finland. The poem describes the events of the Finnish War (1808–1809) in which Sweden lost its eastern territories; these would become incorporated into the Russian Empire as the Grand Duchy of Finland.