FANDOM NAME: Great Northern War RPF WHAT MAKES IT GREAT: Uniforms, a boy-king who is waaay too big for his boots. He fights a crazy Czar, and is completely convinced that this is going well! Even in the face of obvious defeat and bad omens. Because he is king, dammit. Gods chosen one!
Charles XII of Sweden had a fairly happy childhood. Dad had a temper, but never let it go out over his family. Mom kept the children close, overseeing their early education(Instead of handing them over to governesses as was common). Charles' best friend was his older sister. His father, King Charles XI was a family man, spending all his free time hunting with his son, or hanging out with the family.
Tragedy struck, and Charles became king at the age of fifteen. Greater tragedy struck: Charles was deemed mature enough to rule, rather than obey a temporary government. Charles had one love in life, and this was playing war. So he hopped off to fight. Any wounds were shrugged off as 'only a flesh wound'(yes really), and everything went according to Charles' amazing secret plan that existed in his head. He did not share this secret plan with anyone. This is great for a king, but devastating for a general.
Eventually, he was defeated at Poltava. Suprisingly enough, he did not give up. This man was going to have his revenge on Russia, if it had to cost him Poland(It did). For several years, he stayed at Bender in Turkey. On the Sultans' budget. Trying to convince the Sultan to attack Russia. Despite all advice running counter to this.
He was also amazing at spitting one-liners:
"I will get married once the war is over. And if I decide to have an army full of unmarried men, that is my choice alone." Charlie on why he never married.
"Firstly, it's gotta go boom." Response to "We can do X, but that would be a suicide mission."
WHERE CAN I FIND IT?(optional): Bengt Liljekvists wonderful biography of Charles XII. Other great sources are Hermans Historia(although it tends to glorify him quite a bit, his faults are what makes him interesting). Extra History did a series on the Great Northern War which is really good and definitely worth checking out!
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WHAT MAKES IT GREAT: Uniforms, a boy-king who is waaay too big for his boots. He fights a crazy Czar, and is completely convinced that this is going well! Even in the face of obvious defeat and bad omens. Because he is king, dammit. Gods chosen one!
Charles XII of Sweden had a fairly happy childhood. Dad had a temper, but never let it go out over his family. Mom kept the children close, overseeing their early education(Instead of handing them over to governesses as was common). Charles' best friend was his older sister. His father, King Charles XI was a family man, spending all his free time hunting with his son, or hanging out with the family.
Tragedy struck, and Charles became king at the age of fifteen. Greater tragedy struck: Charles was deemed mature enough to rule, rather than obey a temporary government. Charles had one love in life, and this was playing war. So he hopped off to fight. Any wounds were shrugged off as 'only a flesh wound'(yes really), and everything went according to Charles' amazing secret plan that existed in his head. He did not share this secret plan with anyone. This is great for a king, but devastating for a general.
Eventually, he was defeated at Poltava. Suprisingly enough, he did not give up. This man was going to have his revenge on Russia, if it had to cost him Poland(It did). For several years, he stayed at Bender in Turkey. On the Sultans' budget. Trying to convince the Sultan to attack Russia. Despite all advice running counter to this.
He was also amazing at spitting one-liners:
"I will get married once the war is over. And if I decide to have an army full of unmarried men, that is my choice alone." Charlie on why he never married.
"Firstly, it's gotta go boom." Response to "We can do X, but that would be a suicide mission."
WHERE CAN I FIND IT?(optional): Bengt Liljekvists wonderful biography of Charles XII. Other great sources are Hermans Historia(although it tends to glorify him quite a bit, his faults are what makes him interesting). Extra History did a series on the Great Northern War which is really good and definitely worth checking out!