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The Site of a Film Set as Material Heritage: A Case Study of the Pohjola Village from Rauta-aika (The Age of Iron) TV-Series Cover

The Site of a Film Set as Material Heritage: A Case Study of the Pohjola Village from Rauta-aika (The Age of Iron) TV-Series

Open Access
|Oct 2019

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Figure 1

Location of the Seinävuori Hill and the archaeological remains (map: Ikäheimo, basemap © Maanmittauslaitos 2015).

Video 1

Director Kalle Holmberg describes the making of Rauta-aika. The film set of “Pohjola” is shown the beginning of the film. Watch the video here. (Rauta-ajan raportti, YLE 1982).

Video 2

The arrival of Väinö to somewhat brutal “Pohjola”. Watch the video here from 3:46. (Rauta-aika, YLE 1982).

Video 3

Ilmari forging the Sampo. Watch the video here from 24:35.(Rauta-aika, YLE 1982).

Figure 2

A screen capture from Rauta-aika showing the arrival of Väinö in the Pohjola village (YLE – the Finnish Broadcasting Company).

Figure 3

The section of the Seinävuori Hill where the entrance ramp to the Pohjola used to be (Photo: Äikäs).

Figure 4

A screen capture from Rauta-aika with the smithy of Ilmari and the great bonfire used for forging the Sampo (YLE – the Finnish Broadcasting Company).

Figure 5

The remains of the smithy and the blackened surface of the cliff is all that remains from the set in figure 4 (Photo: Äikäs).

Figure 6

A door hinge found from the Seinävuori Hill (Photo: P. Pelttari).

Language: English
Page range: 46 - 58
Published on: Oct 27, 2019
Published by: Sound & Vision
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2019 Janne Ikäheimo, Tiina Äikäs, published by Sound & Vision
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