Fjordman

Peder Jensen
Born
Peder Are Nøstvold Jensen

(1975-06-11) 11 June 1975
Ålesund, Norway
Other namesFjordman (pseudonym)
Alma materUniversity of Bergen
American University in Cairo
University of Oslo (MA)
OccupationBlogger
Years active2005–present
Notable workDefeating Eurabia

Peder Are Nøstvold Jensen (born 11 June 1975) is a Norwegian far-right counter-jihad blogger who writes under the pseudonym Fjordman. Jensen wrote anonymously as Fjordman starting in 2005, until he disclosed his identity in 2011. He has been active in the counter-jihad movement, which argues that multiculturalism, particularly Muslim mass immigration, poses an existential threat to Western civilization. He has promoted this belief in a self-published book titled Defeating Eurabia, and stated that "Islam, and all those who practice it, must be totally and physically removed from the entire Western world".

Anders Behring Breivik, a neo-Nazi, exploited Fjordman's belief in the Eurabia conspiracy theory, a supposed secret Muslim plan to take over Europe, and quoted him extensively  111 times  in his manifesto. Fjordman condemned Breivik following his attacks. In 2013, Fjordman was given financial support by the free speech organization Fritt Ord to write a book about the Breivik case.

According to the Norwegian state broadcaster NRK, Fjordman is "considered a 'hero' among the bloggers and debaters constituting the new far right." He has however been described as comparatively considerably more dystopian and pessimistic than others in the movement for his predictions of coming civil wars across Europe, earning him the nickname "the dark prophet of Norway". He is mainly associated with the blog Gates of Vienna.