Olea Crøger

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Olea Crøger (1801–1855), the daughter of a pastor from Heddal, Norway collected and published old folk tunes. She started this work before the more famous work of Jørgen Moe and Magnus Brostrup Landstad. Over her life, she collected and published volumes of material which contributed significantly to the spirit of Norwegian romantic nationalism which grew in Norway in this period.