| “ | The Kingdom of Sweden so far remains neutral to both the Muscovites and the Poles, but it keeps its cold eye on their northern lands. No one has any doubt that it shall draw its hands around the throat of whichever nation loses the coming war. The Swedes have an impressive army, dreaded by all of Northern Europe. | ” |
| — Jaques de Clermont | ||
The Kingdom of Sweden is a nation in Mount&Blade: With Fire & Sword, located on the northwestern edge of the map of Eastern Europe.
It is ruled by King Carl Gustaf, and the claimant to the throne is Former Queen Christina. It is on the north-west area of the overland map.
The Kingdom of Sweden is one of two nations without a main questline, the other being the Crimean Khanate.
Rulers[]
King Carl Gustaf
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Former Queen Christina
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Vassals[]
Tactics[]
Strengths[]
- Most heavily armored faction.
- Best anti-cavalry infantry, shock infantry, and second best musketeers.
- Superb dragoons and heavy cavalry.
Weaknesses[]
- Slow and can be outmaneuvered.
- Lacking in light infantry and light cavalry.
The Kingdom of Sweden is similar to the Kingdom of Nords from Mount&Blade: Warband. Like the Nords, the Swedes have a focus on heavy melee infantry and excellent ranged units. Unlike the Nords, the Swedes have access to very effective cavalry units as well. Their weakness is ironically their armor, being slow and vulnerable to cavalry.
Swedish militia tier units Town Militiaman, Militia Musketeer and Militia Pikeman are the best in their class due to their top tier stats and equipment (pikes).
The Swedish mainline units are the Musketeer and Pikeman, with regional troops Finnish Harquebusier (armored but poorer musketeer), German Pikeman (better stats), and the excellent Black Reiter. The Swedish Musketeer is the second best mainline musketeer (better or nearly equivalent to that of rival elite troops) and the Finnish Harquebusier is much worse but more heavily armored. The Lifeguard is the best musketeer (second best in the game) available to the Swedes equipped with Miquelet muskets. The mercenary Scottish Musketeer should be avoided as it is worse than the alternatives. The Swordsman is the best shock infantry in the game and mercenary Scottish Swordsman is next, both being excellent in offensive and defensive positions in a siege. Finally, the mercenary Scottish Pikeman is the best anti-cavalry infantry unit in the game with the best stats and equipment.
The Swedes have a superb Dragoon unit with several other options available to support the role like the Cuirassier, Black Reiter and Swedish Reiter. The Cuirassier is equipped with medium-heavy armor, a pistol and broadsword with great 1H stats making it a great option for cavalry charges. For more punch in your charges, switch to the Black Reiter and elite Swedish Reiter. The Swedish Reiter is the Swedish elite and most heavily armored unit in the game, armed with a pistol and broadsword, peppering their enemies with shots and charging for a finishing blow. Finally, the Cuirassier Spearman performs well as a lancer but has average stats and medium-heavy armor.
Troop Tree[]
| Troops of the Swedes | ||
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| Village Recruits |  Town Militiaman
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| Garrison Militia | Swedish Militia Pikeman (veteran)
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 Militia Musketeer (veteran)
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| Regular Infantry | Town Militiaman Swedish Pikeman (veteran) Musketeer (veteran)
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| Guard Infantry | Swordsman (veteran) Lifeguard (veteran)
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| Regular Cavalry |  Swedish Dragoon (veteran)
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| Heavy Cavalry | Cuirassier (veteran) Cuirassier Spearman (veteran)
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| Personal Guard Cavalry | Swedish Reiter (veteran)
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| Camp Mercenaries (between Siegevold and Weissenstein) |
European Mercenary Infantryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite) European Mercenary Rifleman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite) European Mercenary Cavalryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite)
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| Regional Mercenaries (Koenigsberg • Riga) |
Finnish Harquebusier (veteran)
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| Regional Mercenaries (Narva • Allenstein Castle) |
German Pikeman (veteran) Reiter (veteran)
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| National Mercenaries | Scottish Swordsman (veteran) Scottish Pikeman (veteran) Scottish Musketeer (veteran)
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Territory[]
The territory of the Kingdom of Sweden contains the following towns, fortresses, and villages.
| Territory of the Kingdom of Sweden |
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| Towns Koenigsberg • Reval • Riga |
| Fortresses Allenstein Castle • Dorpat Fortress • Dynaburg Fortress • Dzvinsk Castle • Narva • Vyborg |
| Villages Elbing • Leal • Nidritsa • Panevezys • Pilve • Plunge • Salis • Siauliai • Siegevold • Tapiau • Torma Weissenstein • Wesenberg |
Battle Cries[]
insultmarks lines heard in the middle of a battle.deathmarks lines heard on the death of a character.victorymarks lines heard at the end of a battle by the winning side.
| File | Name |
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swed_man_death_1.ogg
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swed_man_death_2.ogg
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swed_man_death_3.ogg
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swed_man_insult_1.wav
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swed_man_insult_2.wav
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swed_man_insult_3.wav
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swed_man_insult_4.wav
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swed_man_insult_5.wav
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swed_man_insult_6.ogg
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swed_man_victory_1.wav
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swed_man_victory_2.wav
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swed_man_victory_3.wav
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Trivia[]
- Out of all of the nations in Eastern Europe, the Kingdom of Sweden is the only one that exists in modern times as it does in With Fire & Sword, with only slight differences: its territories in Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania are no longer Sweden's, and Finland is independent.
- The Kingdom of Sweden was not fully shown in With Fire & Sword, because Sweden itself wasn't featured, and not all of Finland was shown either.
- "Ratsherr", a title shared by several Swedish vassals, is German for "councilor", which would mean that these vassals were members of the Privy Council of Sweden, key advisors (and occasional co-rulers) to the Swedish monarch. The title in Swedish would be "Rådsherre".
- In the game's code, the Kingdom of Sweden is referred to as
nord- the Kingdom of Nords being similar in that it is based around the Nordic countries/Scandinavia. - In the audio files for the battle cries, there is a clip where a dying Swedish soldier is heard speaking German (
swed_man_death_2.ogg). It is unknown whether this represents the regionality of individual soldiers (such as the German Pikeman) or that the Swedish faction in the game is actually a simplified version of the politics on the western side of the map (such as Swedish vassals using German titles and the inclusion of the Prussian region as Swedish) or simply a developer oversight.
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