Saddened by this refusal, Ilmarinen longs for home, whither he is wafted in Louhi's magic boat of copper.
Meanwhile Wainamoinen has been building a magic boat in which to sail northward.

He is aided in this work by Lemminkainen, who, seeing the Maid of Beauty, boldly kidnaps her.

But the maiden consents to be his spouse only if he will promise never to fight, a pledge he readily gives in exchange for hers to forego all village dances.

These vows duly exchanged, the young couple are united, and all goes well as long as both scrupulously keep their promise.
_Rune XII._ The time comes, however, when Lemminkainen goes fishing, and during his absence his wife secretly attends a village dance.

When the husband returns, his sister informs him his bride has broken her promise, whereupon Lemminkainen vows it is time he too should break his, and, harnessing his sleigh, starts off for Lapland to fight.