Frid Ingulstad

Frid Ingulstad (4 September 1935 – 9 May 2026) was a Norwegian novelist and stenographer. She primarily wrote historical novels and book series. Ingulstad was one of the best-selling authors in Norway, and published more than 200 books. Ingulstad was best known for her novel series Sønnavind, which was a series of historical novels set among factory workers along the Akerselva. Other series by her are Kongsdøtrene, Ildkorset, and Ingebjørg Olavsdatter. She also wrote children's books, both fiction and non-fiction.

Career Ingulstad worked for Fred. Olsen Airtransport as a stenographer and then as a flight attendant, then on the Norwegian America Line ship Idefjord as a radio telegrapher, before becoming a full-time writer in 1990. Her first book, Hva livet gir deg, Camilla, was published in 1965; a travel book had been previously rejected. In 2020, she wrote the 100th book of the series with Velkommen hjem, set in 1959. The series would conclude in 2024 with 124 novels total. She published her 200th book (in the Sønnavind series) in 2013. In 2020, she had published a total of 243 books. In 2015, she published a biography of Betzy Kjelsberg titled Betzy. That same year, she started writing the Ildkorset series. At its foundation in 2018, she became a member of the initial board of directors of the rival organisation .

In her later years, her writing career slowed down due to a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease; however, Ingulstad credited her writing as a way to deal with the illness.

Awards and honours Ingulstad's novel, Mannemakt og mørkemakter, won the first prize in a contest by the publisher Dreijer. and the King's Medal of Merit in 2018. In 2017, the Riksmål Society awarded her its first personal prize.

Selected bibliography Munken (1991) Królowe Wikingów series (1998) Ingebjørg Olavsdatter series (2003–2018) Sønnavind series (2005–2024) Ildkorset series (2015) Betzy (2015)