Petter Pettersen Dass (c. 1647 – 17 August 1707) was a Lutheran priest and the foremost Norwegian poet of his generation, writing both baroque hymns and topographical poetry.

His father, Peter Dundas, was a merchant originally from Dundee, Scotland, who had established himself as a trader along the northern Norwegian coast.

His mother was Maren Falch (1629–1709[1]) whose father had been the local bailiff, a large land owner in Helgeland, and manager for the Dønnes estate of Henrik Rantzau.

In the Faroe Islands, which were Norwegian territory until 1814, his Bibelsk Viise-Bog[3] and Katechismus-Sange[4] have continued to be used among folk singers until the last decades of the 20th century.

Several modern statues and bust of Petter Dass have been erected in Norway, including a bas-relief by Norwegian sculptor Ambrosia Theodora Tønnesen (1859-1948) at the Bergen Cathedral.

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[11] Noted Norwegian classical songwriter Edvard Grieg included the words of Petter Dass in his 1894 composition Fisherman's Song (Fiskervise) from 7 Barnlige Sange, Op.61.