Frid Ingulstad: key obituary facts
Is Frid Ingulstad dead? Yes. Frid Ingulstad died on May 9, 2026, at age 90.
Cause of death: Frid Ingulstad's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Frid Ingulstad known for?
She was known as Norwegian writer.
More about Frid Ingulstad
Born: 4 September 1935.
Place of birth: Oslo.
Gender: female.
Occupation: author.
Nationality: Norway.
Awards: King's Medal of Merit.
Occupations: Novelist, stenographer.
Years active: 1990–2024.
Frid Ingulstad, a Norwegian novelist, died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 90.
She wrote primarily historical novels, many of them in series, and published more than 200 books. Born in Oslo on 4 September 1935, Ingulstad worked for Fred.
Olsen Airtransport as a stenographer and then as a flight attendant, and later 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. She was best known for the series Sønnavind, set among factory workers along the Akerselva, as well as Kongsdøtrene, Ildkorset and Ingebjørg.
Frid Ingulstad, 90, Norwegian novelist.