Northern Viking Jewelry Korpiklaani Shamaanirumpu -kaulakorun tarina: Saga of the Korpiklaani Wilderness and woodlands have always been a strange and frightening place for travellers and those who live near them. Ancient Finnish mythology tells about woods that have grown on top of a village, ‘woodland wanderers’ and the ‘golden men of the woodlands’ – folks who grew up and lived there. These folks carried jewellery with them “that gleams in silver”, said those who had seen them. With the help of the jewellery, the woodland folks could undertake long journeys to other countries, obtaining safety, knowledge and the energy to cross seas, continents and quiet lands. The jewellery never let its wearers down. The woodland folks were referred to as “famous and fancy people” whose evening gatherings, singing and playing were overheard as far as the villages. “The forest resounded with music and the woodlands echoed”, explained the villagers the following day. Among the people, the stories
