Magnus Brostrup Landstad
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Magnus Brostrup Landstad (born October 7, 1802 in Måsøy
Måsøy
Måsøy is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Havøysund.Måsøy was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...

, Norway and died October 8, 1880 in Kristiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

) was a Norwegian minister, psalmist and poet who published the first collection of authentic Norwegian traditional ballads in 1853. This work was criticized for unscientific methods, but today it is commonly accepted that he contributed significantly to the preservation of the traditional ballads.

Landstad lived with his father Hans Landstad (1771–1838) who was also a minister, first in 1806 to Øksnes
Øksnes
Øksnes is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Langøya, part of the Vesterålen traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Myre....

, to Vinje
Vinje
Vinje is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Åmot.-Name:...

 in 1811 and to Seljord
Seljord
Seljord is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Seljord...

 in 1819.
 
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