He wrote several books about Christianity, history and politics, and was regarded by both his supporters and many of his opponents as a great intellectual capacity.
[1] He was regarded as the main ideologue of the Danish People's Party,[2] although he rejected the particular term himself, as he considered "love for the fatherland" not to be an ideology or "-ism", but rather a fundamental precondition for one's life.
[5] Krarup created a minor stir in December 2007 by announcing that he would like to see Scania, Halland and Blekinge reunited with Denmark, if they expressed such a desire through a referendum.
[9][10] Following the 2017 French presidential election, Krarup caused a minor controversy by referring to President-elect Emmanuel Macron as a "pretty little gayboy".
[15] In October 2000, he was listed as the Danish People's Party candidate in Sønderborg and was elected to parliament for the Sønderjylland constituency on 20 November 2001.