1707 in Norway

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1707
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Events in the year 1707 in Norway .

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Amund Helland

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Alstahaug Church Church in Nordland, Norway

Alstahaug Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Alstahaug in Nordland county, Norway. It is one of seven surviving medieval churches in northern Norway. Petter Dass was the vicar at this church from 1689 until his death in 1707.

Events in the year 1647 in Norway.

Events in the year 1739 in Norway.

Benjamin Dass

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Events in the year 1706 in Norway.

<i>Nordlands Trompet</i>

Nordlands Trompet is a tributary poem by Norwegian priest and poet Petter Dass, praising the nature and people of Nordland. The poem was probably written between the 1660s and 1690s, and was first published posthumously in 1739.

Petter Dass Museum

The Petter Dass Museum in Alstahaug, Norway is a museum dedicated to the priest and poet Petter Dass.

References

  1. Hagen, Rune Blix; Lauvstad, Hanne. "Petter Dass". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.