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'''Petter Dass''' (ca. 1647 – September 18, 1707) was a [[ |
'''Petter Dass''' (ca. 1647 – September 18, 1707) was a [[Lutheran]] [[clergyman]] and the foremost Norwegian [[poet]] of his generation, writing [[baroque]] [[hymn]]s and [[topographical poetry]]. Most of his writings were not published until after his death. |
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==Biography== |
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He was born at Northern [[Herøy, Nordland|Herøy]], [[Nordland]], [[Norway]]. His father was [[Peter Dundas]] from [[Dundee]], [[Scotland]]. His mother was [[Maren Falch]]. His father died in 1653, when Petter was 6, and the children were cared for by relatives and friends. His mother remarried, but Petter remained with his mother's sister, Anna Falck, who was married to the priest at [[Nærøy]]. |
He was born at Northern [[Herøy, Nordland|Herøy]], [[Nordland]], [[Norway]]. His father was [[Peter Dundas]] from [[Dundee]], [[Scotland]]. His mother was [[Maren Falch]]. His father died in 1653, when Petter was 6, and the children were cared for by relatives and friends. His mother remarried, but Petter remained with his mother's sister, Anna Falck, who was married to the priest at [[Nærøy]]. |
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At 13, Petter began attending school in [[Bergen, Norway|Bergen]], and later studied theology in [[Copenhagen]]. He was lonely and impoverished during his years in Copenhagen, but intellectually stimulated. |
At 13, Petter began attending school in [[Bergen, Norway|Bergen]], and later studied theology in [[Copenhagen]]. He was lonely and impoverished during his years in Copenhagen, but intellectually stimulated. |
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After his years in Copenhagen, he returned to Norway and became a tutor in Vefsn. He fathered a child out of wedlock, and had to travel to Copenhagen and seek pardon from the Danish king. In 1689 he was appointed [[parish]] priest at [[Alstahaug]]. |
After his years in Copenhagen, he returned to Norway and became a tutor in [[Vefsn]]. He fathered a child out of wedlock, and had to travel to Copenhagen and seek pardon from the Danish king. In 1689 he was appointed [[parish]] priest at [[Alstahaug]]. |
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He is known as a parish priest in Alstahaug, and writer of texts and hymns. His most famous work is the versified topographical description of northern Norway, |
He is known as a parish priest in Alstahaug, and writer of texts and hymns. 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"). |
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The only existing portrait of Petter Dass is traditionally believed to be one found in the [[Melhus church]] in Norway. However, the claim is hotly disputed, with some historians having studied the painting and concluding that the subject is not Dass at all. <ref name=ikkeDass>{{cite web |url = http://www.kpk.no/index.cgi?art=1657||title = Dette er ikke Petter Dass| accessdate=2009-05-29|publisher= Kristelig Pressekontor|date=20 December 2004|language=Norwegian|first= Helge Johan |last=Stautland}}</ref> |
The only existing portrait of Petter Dass is traditionally believed to be one found in the [[Melhus church]] in Norway. However, the claim is hotly disputed, with some historians having studied the painting and concluding that the subject is not Dass at all. <ref name=ikkeDass>{{cite web |url = http://www.kpk.no/index.cgi?art=1657||title = Dette er ikke Petter Dass| accessdate=2009-05-29|publisher= Kristelig Pressekontor|date=20 December 2004|language=Norwegian|first= Helge Johan |last=Stautland}}</ref> |
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Petter 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 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. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Dorothe Engelbretsdotter]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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==Other sources== |
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*Akslen, Laila (1998) ''Norsk barokk: Dorothe Engelbrettsdatter og Petter Dass i retorisk tradisjon'' ( Oslo: Cappelen) ISBN 978-8245604450 |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*{{no icon}} [http://www.dokpro.uio.no/litteratur/dass/ link to all his works, at UiO.no] |
*{{no icon}} [http://www.dokpro.uio.no/litteratur/dass/ link to all his works, at UiO.no] |
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Revision as of 18:06, 2 March 2011
Petter Dass (ca. 1647 – September 18, 1707) was a Lutheran clergyman and the foremost Norwegian poet of his generation, writing baroque hymns and topographical poetry. Most of his writings were not published until after his death.
Biography
He was born at Northern Herøy, Nordland, Norway. His father was Peter Dundas from Dundee, Scotland. His mother was Maren Falch. His father died in 1653, when Petter was 6, and the children were cared for by relatives and friends. His mother remarried, but Petter remained with his mother's sister, Anna Falck, who was married to the priest at Nærøy.
At 13, Petter began attending school in Bergen, and later studied theology in Copenhagen. He was lonely and impoverished during his years in Copenhagen, but intellectually stimulated.
After his years in Copenhagen, he returned to Norway and became a tutor in Vefsn. He fathered a child out of wedlock, and had to travel to Copenhagen and seek pardon from the Danish king. In 1689 he was appointed parish priest at Alstahaug.
He is known as a parish priest in Alstahaug, and writer of texts and hymns. 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").
The only existing portrait of Petter Dass is traditionally believed to be one found in the Melhus church in Norway. However, the claim is hotly disputed, with some historians having studied the painting and concluding that the subject is not Dass at all. [1]
Petter 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.
See also
References
- ^ Stautland, Helge Johan (20 December 2004). "Dette er ikke Petter Dass" (in Norwegian). Kristelig Pressekontor. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
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Other sources
- Akslen, Laila (1998) Norsk barokk: Dorothe Engelbrettsdatter og Petter Dass i retorisk tradisjon ( Oslo: Cappelen) ISBN 978-8245604450
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