"Calling it ancient is deceiving; the Kalevala is based on Finnish oral history, but it was composed in the 19th century as nationalism swept Europe, leading to the creation of folklore and other cultural artifacts. As opposed to, for example, Beowulf, for which written versions have existed for many centuries."
Right. But theoretically it could still be ancient. Presumably we want to say
something like: "First composed in its modern form in [year] by [whoever it was]. Any earlier provenance must remain speculative."
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