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Kreutzwald has written about 20 books. Most of his stories were first published as follow-up stories in the newspapers and collected into complete books by other people.

His first book was "Wina-katk" (The Plague of Vodka) (1840). With this book he tried to stop people (mostly peasants) from drinking.

His most famous book is "Kalevipoeg" (Kalev`s Son) (1857-1861). It became our national epic.

He has translated many German fairy tales for  Estonian children. He also collected local stories. Today you can find them all in a book called "Eesti rahva ennemuistsed jutud" (1866).
Many of his fairy tales have animal characters. The most famous of them is Reinuvader Rebane (Rein the Fox). The book has also been named after him. (1847, 1848)

He also tried to teach Estonain peasants not to bee foolsih. Based on the examples of stupidity, he wrote the book with a series of stories about "Kilplased" (1857).

His articles on health issues have been published under the title "Kodutohter" (Doctor at home) in 1879.

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* a street named after Kreutzwald (one of the longest main streets Kreutzwald Street)

* Kreutzwald Memorial Museum

* a park named after Kreutzwald  (Kreutzwald Park by lake Tamula)

* a statue of Kreutzwald in the park near the lake

* a school named after Kreutzwald
(now Võru Kreutzwaldi Kool;
earlier known as
1) Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi nimeline Võru 1. keskkool and
2) Võru Kreutzwaldi Gümnaasium)

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Kalevipoeg (Kalev's son) tells the legend of the first king of Estonia.

NB! His existence has never been proven! But the legend says that he will return on the day Estonians need him the most and be a good king and set everything into order again.

Here's a small part of the story turned into a film by students of Kalmetu School.

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Kalevipoeg (Kalev's Son) is an epic poem by Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald held to be the Estonian national epic. Kalevipoeg travels to Finland in search of his kidnapped mother. During his travel he purchases a sword but kills the blacksmith's eldest son in an argument.

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He was born on 14th December in 1803 (according to the old calendar).
Today we celebrate his birthday on 26th  December (according to the new calendar).

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He has monuments all over Estonia. Most of the statues made of Kreutzwald are his life-size sitting poses.
There is on in Võru in the park near Lake Tamula.
Our school's new school year always starts with showing our respect for him.

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When he was a child, he lived in Jõepere manor.
He moved to Võru in 1833. The house was his first own home.
His house is still there in Võru and it has been made into a memorial museum.

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Dr. Fr. R. Kreutzwald Memorialmuseum - Dr. Fr. R. Kreutzwaldi Memoriaalmuuseum

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WELCOME TO OUR MUSEUM! We are open Wed - Sun 10 a.m - 6 p.m + 372 78 217 98, + 372 56 297242 info@lauluisa.ee Location: Kreutzwaldi 31, Võru 65609, Estonia

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His original name was Vidri Rein Ristmets. He changed his name in 1818 to Freidrich Reinhold Kreutzwald buecause he wanted to study in university but no Estonians could go to university at that time. Good education was only for the rich Germans ruling the country at that time.

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Kreutzwald was:
* a doctor,
* a writer,
* a newspaper editor.
He worked in Võru  for 44 years.
He has also been given the honorary title of "The Father of Songs".

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He had a wife Marie Elisabeth Saedler and  three kids named Alexis Kreutzwald, Marie Ottilie Kreutzwald, Adelheid Anette Blumberg.

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Fridrich Reinhold Kreutzwald died on 25th August in 1882 in Tartu. He was 78 years old when he died. He was burried in Vana-Jaani Cemetery in Tartu.