Óttar Martin Norðfjörð (born 1980) is an Icelandic writer, both of crime fiction and poetry.
[7] A chess competitor at junior school,[8] he proceeded to study at Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð, and graduated in spring 2000 with a specialism in the hard sciences.
[9] He proceeded to take an MA in philosophy at the University of Iceland, presenting a final dissertation on the philosophy of the Old Norse poem Hávamál[10] He has continually studied visual arts, which has influenced his work,[11] and in 2004 he held an exhibition of his paintings at Gallari Tukt.
They have collaborated on some projects, including cartoons which appeared in the Reykjavík Grapevine,[15] and directing a music video for the Spanish band I Am Dive in 2013.
[17] He has been an active campaigner for Torfusamtökin, an organisation seeking to preserve Reykjavík's architectural heritage.