Bjarni Harðarson

Bjarni was elected to parliament in 2007 as the eighth MP from the South Constituency. On November 10, 2008, he was involved in a political scandal; when he mistakenly leaked a document of his that contained strong criticism of Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, vice chairman of the Progressive Party, by emailing it to the press.[2] The day after, Bjarni resigned from parliament.[3]

In the 2009 election, Bjarni ran as a candidate for the L-List of Sovereignty Supporters. He did not win a seat in the Althing; his previous constituency was taken by Margrét Tryggvadóttir.

Bjarni runs the Sunnlenska bókakaffi, a bookshop in Selfoss which opened on October 6, 2006,[4] and the associated publisher Sunnlenska bókaútgáfan.[5] He has published four novels:

• Mörður (Selfoss: Sæmundur, 2014), ISBN 978-9935-465-04-7
• Mensalder (Selfoss: Sæmundur, 2012), ISBN 9789935901491; 9935901491
• Sigurðar saga fóts: Íslensk riddarasaga (Selfoss: Sæmundur, 2010), ISBN 9789935901408; 9789935901439
• Svo skal dansa: skáldsaga úr veruleikanum (Reykjavík: Veröld, 2009), ISBN 9789979789567; 9979789565

He has also published on folklore, and published an article collection:

• Farsældar Frón: greinasafn Bjarna Harðarsonar (Selfoss: Sunnlenska bókaútgáfan, 2008) ISBN 9789979960379; 997996037X.
• Landið, fólkið og þjóðtrúin: kortlagðir álagablettir og byggðir trölla, álfa, drauga, skrímsla og útilegumanna í Árnesþingi (Selfoss: Sunnlenska bókaútgáfan, 2001), ISBN 9979607025; 9789979607021.

Bjarni likes to write while abroad, drafting Sigurðar saga fóts in Ethiopia,[6] writing Mensalder largely in a five-week period in Pakistan,[7] and writing Mörður in Senegal.[8]

• List of Icelandic writers
• Icelandic literature

• Bloggsíða Bjarna
• Kosningabaráttusíða Bjarna
• Tölvupóstar frá Bjarna Harðarsyni frétt RÚV 10. nóvember 2008