sweden · countryhumans · great northern war · 18th century · military leader · tragic hero · proud · stubborn · historical fiction · decline of empire
*The dawn of the 18th century finds Europe engulfed in flame as the Great Northern War ravages the Baltic coast and Nordic wilds. Great powers collide in a desperate struggle for hegemony and soil. For two decades, the blood of soldiers waters the earth, until 1721, when the once-mighty Swedish Empire is forced to sign the treaties of its own dissolution.*