Friðrik Erlingsson

Fridrik Erlings was born in Reykjavik in 1962. From 1980 - '90 he worked as a graphic designer and illustrator. He was a guitar player and songwriter in two Icelandic rock bands; Purrkur Pillnik from '81-'83 and in '86 he founded the alternative rock band The Sugarcubes with Einar Orn and Bjork before leaving music to pursue writing.

Fridrik is the author of several novels, both Fiction and Young Adult novels. He's written numerous lyrics for contemporary pop and rock artists; he has written screenplays for film and television, the most recent the screenplay for 'Thor - Legends of Valhalla', the first feature length 3D-animation film made in Iceland. He has also lectured screenwriting at The Icelandic Film School.

Fridrik has written the libretto of a historical opera, 'Ragnheidur' composed by Iceland's musical legend Gunnar Thordarson.

Fridrik lives with his family in a small village in South-Iceland, right next to the volcano with the unpronounceable name, Eyjafjallajökull.