Magnus Brostrup Landstad
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Magnus Brostrup Landstad (7 October 1802 – 8 October 1880) was a Norwegian parish priest and provost, hymn writer, and poet who published the first collection of authentic Norwegian traditional ballads in 1853.[1][2]
Biography
Landstad was born in the village of
Landstad received a theology degree (
He is well known for introducing popular, contemporary Norwegian language into the hymns he wrote, contributing significantly to the spirit of Norwegian romantic nationalism, which grew in Norway during this period. Although criticized at the time for the use of unscientific methods, today it is commonly accepted that he contributed significantly to the preservation of traditional ballads.
His single greatest achievement was the Landstad hymnal (Landstads kirkesalmebog). He included about 50 of his own hymns in it and completed the editing in 1861. Later revisions were used in Norwegian (bokmål) parishes until 1985. The current official church hymnal contains a number of his hymns as well as his translations of foreign-language hymns.[5]
Personal life
He married Wilhelmine Margrete Marie Lassen (1808–1892) in 1828. They were the parents of twelve children, of whom six died in early childhood. He died in 1880 at
Publications
- 1852: Norske Folkeviser. 3 vols. Christiania: C. Tönsberg, [1852–]1853.
- 1869: Kirkesalmebok: efter offentlig Foranstaltning. Kristiania: J. W. Cappelens Forlag, 1871
References
- ^ "Magnus Brostrup Landstad". The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ a b Stig Wernø Holter. "Magnus Brostrup Landstad". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Magnus Brostrup Landstad". Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ Olav Solberg. "Magnus Brostrup Landstad". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ Henrik Jæger; Otto Anderssen (1896). "Magnus Brostrup Landstad". Illustreret norsk literaturhistorie. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
Further reading
- Amundsen, Arne Bugge. 2012. "The Folk in the Church: Magnus Brostrup Landstad (1812–1880) as a Clerical Folklore Collector." Arv: Nordic Yearbook of Folklore 67-90.
External links
- Utstilling om Landstad, Karin Helene Hognestad, UBiT.