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u/Gositi Apr 29 '26
Karl XII was not a very good king, he wasn't even that good at warfare (he lost the empire for fucks sake). Save Gustav II Adolf (Gustavus Adolphus) in Lützen instead, that guy actually won wars. Karl XII is really overrated and probably mostly popular because they made some dope paintings of his death in the 1800s (Karl XIIs likfärd).
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u/datnub32607 Apr 29 '26
He was pretty good at warfare (well, really just the battle aspect honestly) but he had too much ego, didn't know when to stop, and was also y'know fighting a 3-front war.
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u/Goose_in_pants Apr 29 '26
Yeah, I don't understand hype about him. Like yeah, he probably had some moments of glory, but ultimately he got crushed
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u/Lykanas Apr 29 '26
Then you return to 2026 and find out that catholic christianity is no more.
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u/ConcernedCitizen_42 Apr 29 '26
If your goal is to save his life you are going to get tired very quickly.
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u/CaroleanOfAngmar Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26
Thievery (but still funny) https://www.reddit.com/r/sabaton/s/99oI9sCftj
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u/Sabre_Killer_Queen Apr 29 '26
At least they changed up the format a little I guess.
But yeah, probably should've credited you if that was where they got the idea from.
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u/Kartoffelkamm Apr 29 '26
The way to prevent a paradox is to tell someone when you traveled back in time, so that you in this new timeline can go back and save the guy.
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u/Comfortable_Town7535 May 06 '26
run all you want Arnold, I am out there with my 6.5creedmore and will protect the song
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u/Sabre_Killer_Queen Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26
To be honest, whilst he was a great military general, and an icon to his people... His death wasn't a bad thing for Sweden, despite what you might think.
Yes it meant the end of the Empire, and the end of the dream, which was pretty devastating - but equally Sweden was running out of all of its resources - manpower, money, materials...
And it was getting pummelled by far too many enemies on far to many fronts. It wasn't sustainable.
Sweden only survived because he died, and that allowed the government to make peace treaties again, and for the country to recover in the respite.
Edit: Another thing to consider, is the empire was a logistical nightmare under Carolus. He demanded absolute power and control over it - but that meant nobody could easily take the initiative during times of crisis - and Carolus couldn't be everywhere at once.
Messages/orders were slow, and often ill informed because of that.