Following the 2011 Norway attacks on 22 July , it was revealed that Anders Behring Breivik had formerly been a member of the NDL . Breivik has been identified as a member of the NDL under the pseudonym " Sigurd Jorsalfar " ( after the medieval Norwegian crusader-king Sigurd the Crusader ) . The first documented initiative for establishing a Norwegian sister organization to the EDL had also originated in a forum post by Breivik on the Norwegian website Document.no on 6 December 2009 . There Breivik proposes to establish a Norwegian version of the English Defence League . Breivik writes that he sees this as the only way to stop left-wing radical groups like Blitz and SOS Rasisme from harassing Norwegian cultural conservatives . According to the newspaper '' Dagbladet '' , Breivik however denies to have been a member of the NDL . Lena Andreassen states that Breivik was ejected from the organization when she took over as leader because he was too extreme , while Ronny Alte and Håvar Krane have said that Breivik left because he thought the group was too mild regarding its methods . Breivik 's perceived connection to the NDL is seen as a major problem for the group in the area of recruiting new members
2011 Norway attacks
2011 Norway attacks
European Defence League