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Peder Claussøn Friis

Type Figure Region Norway Time c. 1545–1614 Also known as Peder Claussøn Friis、Peder Claussøn、佩德尔·弗里斯

Peder Claussøn Friis (c. 1545–1614), Danish-Norwegian clergyman and historian born in Husby, Norway, who wrote Norrønt Landeklode (1591), an importan…

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  1. 1581–1587East Agder · Southern NorwayWhile serving in a parish in southern Norway, Friis traveled widely, recording mountains and rivers, place-name origins and oral legends, systematically writing Norway's ancient history in Danish and accumulating the core material for his later Norrønt Landeklode.
  2. 1588–1590Kristiansand · East AgderBetween 1588 and 1590 Friis completed the main body of Norrønt Landeklode, narrating Norway's ancient kings, customs and geography in accessible Danish, blending biblical chronology with traditional saga material; the work was published in Copenhagen in 1591.

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