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Magnus Brostrup Landstad
Magnus Brostrup Landstad (born October 7 1802 in Måsøy, Norway and died October 8 1880 in Kristiania) was a Norwegian minister, psalmist and poet who published the first collection of authentic Norwegian traditional ballads in 1853. This work was critizised for unscientific methods, but today it is commonly accepted that he contributed significantly to the preservation of the traditional ballads.
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