R. Eivind

R. Eivind is known for Finnish Legends for English Children, published in London by T. Fisher Unwin in 1893. Reliable online records confirm that this is the work most clearly associated with the name, and Project Gutenberg lists no other titles by the author.

In the book’s preface, Eivind explains that the stories draw on the Kalevala, the national epic of the Finnish people, and were shaped for younger English readers. The stated aim was simple and appealing: to introduce children to Finnish myth and legend in a form that felt inviting rather than scholarly.

Beyond that book, biographical details about R. Eivind are hard to confirm from the sources I found. Because the public record appears so limited, it is safest to remember Eivind less as a fully documented literary figure and more as a careful early guide who helped carry Finnish folk tradition into English children’s literature.