Et hundrede udvalde danske viser

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Et hundrede udvalde danske viser is a significant work by Anders Sørensen Vedel, a Danish historian and ballad collector. Published in 1591, this collection features 100 medieval Danish folk songs and ballads. It is the earliest printed compilation of such material and remains a primary source for Danish ballads. Vedel gathered these songs from oral traditions and manuscripts. The collection was later expanded and reissued in 1695 by Peder Syv. Vedel also translated the Gesta Danorum from Latin to Danish in 1575.12

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In 1591 he published his Et hundrede udvalde danske viser, a collection of 100 medieval Danish folk songs and ballads. Based on oral and manuscript sources, it was the earliest printed collection and remains a principal source of Danish ballads. It was enlarged and republished in 1695 by Peder Syv.
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In 1591 he published his Et hundrede udvalde danske viser, a collection of 100 medieval Danish folk songs and ballads. Based on oral and manuscript sources, it was the earliest printed collection and remains a principal source of Danish ballads. It was enlarged and republished in 1695 by Peder Syv.
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