Erik “Kriger” Carlsen is the pen name of an American writer who lived for many years in Europe and Southeast Asia.
Following two years in the Navy during World War II, he earned ...view moreErik “Kriger” Carlsen is the pen name of an American writer who lived for many years in Europe and Southeast Asia.
Following two years in the Navy during World War II, he earned a degree from the University of Chicago, where he married fellow student Barbara Evans. They moved to Denmark where he pursued graduate Nordic studies at the University of Copenhagen. Barbara died in 2010 after 61 years of a marriage filled with studying, raising a family, and traveling throughout the world.view less