How did Petter Dass portray northern Norwegian life in The Trumpet of Nordland?

In The Trumpet of Nordland, the poet Petter Dass portrays northern Norwegian life with vivid freshness and homely humor. Writing for the common people, he provides a detailed, rhyming description of the region that captures its natural features, its inhabitants, and their daily occupations.1

Dass, who served as a pastor in Alstahaug, used his work to depict the lives of the fishermen, shepherds, and farmers who made up his scattered parish. His writing is noted for its everyday language and an easy, swinging meter, which helped make the poem accessible and memorable to his contemporaries. By focusing on the realities of his environment and the experiences of ordinary citizens, Dass is credited with striking a uniquely Norwegian note in literature during a period when Danish was the dominant literary medium.12