This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Friðbjörn. Friðbjörn Þórhallursson is a Fjallandic politician, and the current Höfðingi of the Nordic Republic of Fjalland. Friðbjörn was elected by the Allsherjarþing January 1, 2003, and re-elected in 2009 for his second six-year term after defeating long-time politicial rival Valbjörn Uggisson in the election. Friðbjörn's politics have been governed by his desire to maintain to the nation's policy of Hugrekki, which is very similar to the Juche policy of North Korea, although far more successful.