User:Alexander Edenstjärna

Alexander Olof Oscar Edenstjärna (born 27 August 1995 in Danderyd), internationally known as Alexander Edenstar, is a Swedish writer and freelance proofreader and translator. He begun to write at the age of 8 and has since worked on novels, novellas, short stories, poetry, lyric poetry, screenplays, role-playing games and scholarly papers, as well as holding lectures, led study circles, and both founded and administrated multiple fan clubs and role-playing associations.

Biography
Alexander Edenstar was born on 27 August 1995 at Danderyd Hospital in Stockholm County, but grew up in Vretstorp since the age of 3. His mother, Britt Edenstjärna (née Larsson), was one of history's first female maritime officers and marine engineers, a rank also shared by his father Olof Edenstjärna – both working under Wallenius Lines. Through his father he is a direct descendant of revolutionary leader Nils Dacke, and also counts King Kenneth MacAlpin as part of his pedigree, even though his family has resided in Sweden for well over a millennium.

His parents were both globetrotters who brought with them stories and handicraft from all corners of the world, and the young Edenstar grew up with a passionate interest in foreign cultures, customs and belief systems.

Edenstar learned to read before entering preschool and had mastered both Swedish and English by the age of seven. By primary school he labored through great classical titles such as James Clavell's Shōgun and Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo rather than conventional children's literature. It was around this time that his own writings took form; beginning at the age of eight he wrote novellas and short stories and began his first full-length novel by ten. His stories were, for much of his teenage years, never intended to be published and mainly consisted of fan fiction taking place within the boundaries of already established fictional universes, but also a handful of original writings that were favorably received by friends and family.

In 2013 he began to write his first stories intended for official publication, but had already been a well-established fan fiction writer for several years at that point, using a number of different pseudonyms. Between writings, he made a living as a freelance proofreader, editor, translator and creative consultant. He has also been involved with the People's University of Sweden (Folkuniversitetet) as study circle leader, held lectures on creative writing and worldbuilding, and both founded and administrated multiple fan clubs and role-playing game associations. Besides his literary endeavors, Edenstar has also worked in film at either side of the camera, offering his services as actor or extra as well as director and producer. In his spare time, Edenstar conducts independent research in a range of academic fields, including theology, mythology, folkloristics, history, sociology and politology. He is also interested in runology, philosophy, psychology, linguistics, anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, occultism, ethnography and Oriental studies.

Edenstar is Ásatrúan, but not pledged to any religious movement and opposed to organized religion; however, he is a proponent for the revival and conservation of Norse customs, culture and religion. He identifies as non-binary (specifically agender) and accepts all personal pronouns, as well as the umbrella term queer. He is a teetotaler and rejects the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and all types of drugs – including coffee.