Talk:Sampo

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[edit] Magical artifact

This article had earlier linked the phrase "magical artifact" to Artifact (fantasy). This was changed by WeniWidiWiki to Artifact (archaeology). I reverted this because I believed artifacts from mythology (or religion, for that matter) that haven't been proven to exist shouldn't be considered archaeological items. After a brief discussion with WeniWidiWiki, I reverted my own reversion because (A) the "fantasy" article is about fantasy gaming, which is not at all relevant; and (B) the "archaeology" article says nothing about proving that such an artifact exists, only that it was human-made. Although the Sampo's creator, Ilmarinen, is an immortal, I will concede the point unless and until we come up with an article on religious-mythological artifacts, at which point I would agree with WeniWidiWiki's suggestion (based on my edit, not necessarily his/her own view) that Ark of the Covenant, the True Cross and the Holy Grail also point to this new article. (The last three are actually human-crafted, but I still think they could be more usefully grouped into this new classification with Sampo.) ~ Jeff Q (talk) 05:29, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

I suggest that Sampo actually is the Nebra Sky Disk discovered in Germany. By reading the Sampo chapter of Kalevala (I used the original Finnish edition), you can find striking description how Ilmarinen makes the object. One could imagine that Sampo was placed on top of a pole and used for the purposes as described for the Nebra Sky Disk. Risto Orava

[edit] Portrayal in Film: Jade Warrior

Someone should do a writeup of Sampo as it's portrayed in the 2006 film, Jade Warrior. Boter 03:28, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A brand of diverse products?

"There is a Finnish brand of diverse products which is called Sampo."

I'm from Finland and I can't remember "a brand of diverse products", I can only remember a bank. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Seko (talk • contribs) 17:13, 3 May 2008 (UTC)