Petter Dass

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Petter Dass
Portrait of 1684 in Melhus Church thought to be of Petter Dass
Portrait of 1684 in Melhus Church thought to be of Petter Dass
BornC. 1647
Dønna in Nordland
DiedAugust 17, 1707
Alsta in Nordland
OccupationPoet-priest
NationalityNorwegian

Petter Pettersen Dass (c. 1647 – 17 August 1707) was a

Lutheran priest and the foremost Norwegian poet of his generation, writing both baroque hymns and topographical poetry
.

Signature of Petter Dass from the census of 1701
Ambrosia Theodora Tønnesen

Bergen Cathedral

Biography

Dass was born on the island of

Nærøy Church
.

At age 13, Dass began attending school in

Christian V of Denmark and Norway
.

In 1689, Dass was appointed parish priest at Alstahaug Church. His parish (at that time) was quite large, covering an area which included the areas of the present-day municipalities of Alstahaug, Vevelstad, Leirfjord, Herøy, and part of Dønna.[2]

Petter Dass Chapel in Husøya
Interior of Petter Dass Chapel
Petter Dass Museum in Alstahaug, Norway
Interior of Petter Dass Museum

Dass was also a writer of texts and hymns, although most of his writings were not published until after his death. His most famous work is the versified topographical description of northern Norway, Nordlands Trompet ("The Trumpet of Nordland"), and some psalms still in use, most prominently Herre Gud, ditt dyre navn og ære ("Good Lord, thy precious name and glory"). In the Faroe Islands, which were Norwegian territory until 1814, his Bibelsk Viise-Bog[3] and Katechismus-Sange[4] have continued to be used among folk singers until the last decades of the 20th century.[5]

The only existing portrait of Petter Dass is traditionally believed to be one found in the

Ambrosia Theodora Tønnesen (1859-1948) at the Bergen Cathedral. The community of Sandnessjøen has a modern statue of Petter Dass located prominently in the town centre.[6][7]

Dass was deeply mourned after his death, and many fishing vessels of Northern Norway carried a black cloth in their sail for 100 years after his death, as a sign of mourning. He is still the subject of folklore of Nordland. There is, for example, a legend of how he fooled the devil to carry him to Copenhagen to preach for the king.

Petter Dass Chapel

Petter Dass Chapel (Petter Dass-kapellet) is located in Husøya, the administrative centre of Træna Municipality, an island municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The chapel was opened on 28 June 1997 as a memorial of Petter Dass.[8]

Petter Dass Prize

Petter Dass Prize (Petter Dass-prisen) is an annual award extended by the Norwegian newspaper Vårt Land. The prize was first granted during 1995. It is awarded in recognition of a person or organization that has helped to put the Christian faith on the agenda in society.[9]

Petter Dass Medal

The Petter Dass Medal (Petter Dass medaljen) is an award given annually by Nordlændingernes Forening in Oslo to people from Northern Norway that have distinguished themselves in their work for the region's development. The society is a fraternal association of people that have emigrated from the counties of Nordland, Troms, and Finnmark. Nordlændingernes Forening was founded by the Norwegian educator, clergyman, and engineer Ole Tobias Olsen (18 August 1830 – 6 July 1924) and the Norwegian theologian and hymn writer Elias Blix. In honor of the society's 50th anniversary in 1912, a commemorative medal was first established in memory of Petter Dass.[10]

Petter Dass Museum

The Petter Dass Museum (Petter Dass-museet) in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway was established in 1966 and is currently a division of Helgeland Museum. The opening of the new museum building took place during Autumn 2007, 300 years after the death of Petter Dass. The facility inspires the teaching, research, artistic creative work, study and contemplation, and dialogue about culture and values. Since 1983, Petter Dass has also been honored with the traditional Petter Dass days at Alstahaug.[11]

Modern cultural influence

Noted Norwegian classical songwriter Edvard Grieg included the words of Petter Dass in his 1894 composition Fisherman's Song (Fiskervise) from 7 Barnlige Sange, Op.61. More recently, Norwegian folk singer, Jack Berntsen has written songs based on poems by Petter Dass and Norwegian playwright Lars Berg wrote the play Petter Dass (1967). Mit navn er Petter Dass, a music album published in 2008 with lyrics by Petter Dass, was written by Kari Bremnes with her brothers Lars and Ola.

Collected works

See also

  • Dorothe Engelbretsdotter

References

  1. ^ "Maren Pernille Pedersdatter Falch, Nord-Herøy".
  2. ^ "Alstahaug church". Petter Dass-museet. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  3. ^ Dass, Petter (1980). "D. Mort: Luthers lille Katechismus, forfatted I beqvemme Sange, Copenhagen (1714)". In Heggelund, Kjell; Apenes, Sverre Inge (eds.). Petter Dass, Samlede Verker (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Oslo: Gyldendal.
  4. ^ Dass, Petter (1980). "Aandelige Tids-Fordriv eller Bibelske Viise-Bog, Copenhagen (1711)". In Heggelund, Kjell; Apenes, Sverre Inge (eds.). Petter Dass, Samlede Verker (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Oslo: Gyldendal.
  5. ISBN 9991842411
    .
  6. ^ Stautland, Helge Johan (20 December 2004). "Dette er ikke Petter Dass" (in Norwegian). Kristelig Pressekontor. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  7. ^ "Petter Dass – a Poet and a Priest". travelsignposts.com.
  8. ^ "Petter Dass-kapellet" (in Norwegian). Hærverk kommunale. Archived from the original on 2011-09-17.
  9. ^ "Petter Dass-prisen". Vårt Land (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2012-09-19.
  10. ^ "Petter Dass medaljen". Nordlændingernes Forening (in Norwegian).
  11. ^ "Om Museet". Petter Dass Museum (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2010-12-12.
  12. ^ Dass, Petter (1874–1877). Petter Dass's samlede skrifter. Kristiania: Norske historiske forening.
  13. ^ "Petter Dass's samlede skrifter., by Petter Dass | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  14. ^ Dass, Petter (1874–1877). Petter Dass's samlede skrifter. Kristiania: Norske historiske forening.
  15. ^ Dass, Petter (1874–1877). Petter Dass's samlede skrifter. Kristiania: Norske historiske forening.
  16. ^ Dass, Petter (1874–1877). Petter Dass's samlede skrifter. Kristiania: Norske historiske forening.
  17. ^ "Petter Dass - bibliografi". www.dokpro.uio.no. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  18. ^ "Samlede verker. I-III. Redaksjon : Kjell Heggelund / Sverre Inge Apenes. Billedredaksjon : Karl Erik Harr". www.antikvariat.net. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  19. OCLC 8127695
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