Chapter 1 - The Undying Viking 1.2 A Soldier in the Making Young Christian was visiting his father, the King, from his duty in Norway. These years, he had finally found his true home in the ranks of the Norwegian battalions, learning various Norwegian dialects while drinking with his fellow cadets - the life he had often dreamed of - with true friends, and true happiness. The atmosphere in Copenhagen, however, was far more serious than he had remembered. The Palace seemed to

Chapter 1 - The Undying Viking 1.1 The Siblings Another late summer morning in Stockholm - another anxious day for Kristina. Since before midsummer, all Sweden had been whispering about upcoming hostilities against Copenhagen - but Chancellor Oxenstierna had mostly kept his mouth shut about recent affairs when questioned by the stubborn, headstrong princess. For Kristina, this war was absolutely unnecessary - she believed that the first and foremost priority of the Regency sh

"Christian!" the eleven-year-old boy was yanked from the bed from slumber by his half-brother, Prince Frederik, 30 - it was his eleventh birthday - but did Frederik remember? Did anyone remember, actually? While a legitimate son acknowledged by the King, Christian grew up in a way far more alike that of an illegitimate noble boy. After all, his mother lost favours with the King not long after his birth, and had been placed under house arrest from 1637 Frederik looked at him w

"Krissie! Krissie!" the boy shouted for his elder sister, always energetic and loud at just four years old. Stockholm Palace has often been cold and empty seen the departure of the King and his army in 1630, leaving only the two royal children and their servants, with their mother visiting every few months. On this November day, however, the Palace, for some reason, felt eerily cold, perhaps due to the dropping temperature outside. Kristina, at five, was the King's golden gir

SWEDEN 1) Gustav Karl Vasa Born on May 29th 1628, Gustav is the second child and only son of King Gustav II Adolf the Great of Sweden, and Queen Maria Eleonora. Titled Crown Prince and Duke of Öland at birth, Gustav lived through his infancy and early childhood mainly under the care of his mother. Nonetheless, despite the busy warfare, Gustav II Adolf remained a devoted father to him and his elder sister, Kristina. As Gustav II Adolf was martyred in the Battle of Lützen in No