Magnus Brostrup Landstad

Magnus Brostrup Landstad (7 October 1802 – 8 October 1880) was a Norwegian parish priest and provost, hymn writer, and poet who published the first collection of authentic Norwegian traditional ballads in 1853.

He was one of ten children born to the parish priest Hans Landstad (1771–1838) and Margrethe Elisabeth Schnitler (1768–1850).

He was a cousin of the priest and local historian Hans Peter Schnitler Krag (1794–1855).

Although criticized at the time for the use of unscientific methods, today it is commonly accepted that he contributed significantly to the preservation of traditional ballads.

He died in 1880 at Kristiania (now Oslo) and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund.