Svenskaskalde

The Nordic nation of Svenskaskalde is a nation birthed in the Hikto reboot. Its capital of Stockholm is widely unknown of by the outside world as it was an isolationist absolute monarchy. It remains mostly out of foreign affairs until recently. Its creator and player is Lemun, who created the Abarrian Empire in old Hikto, a global superpower which was involved in the Fourth World War and the nuclear destruction of old Hikto.

Early History
The nation of Svenskaskalde was one of the first nations to be born from the rubble of the WWIV. During the days of Old Hikto, it existed as an unrecognised nation led by the Free Scandinavia Movement, a movement that started after the annexation and genocide of Scandinavia and its people by the Euskarans. After the WWIV activists who had been in hiding from the Euskaran forces in the Sälka Mountains remained mostly unharmed and formed the nation of Svenskaskalde. They crowned their leader, a descendent from the ancient House of Bernadotte in the 1800s, King Gustavus Adolphus I, Guardian of the Swedes.

Gustavus reigned for 40 years until his death aged 67. He started off as a fair ruler who wanted to revolutionize Sweden for the better but slowly became a ruthless dictator, even killing two of his sons who he believed were plotting to assassinate him. He is responsible for 40K deaths mostly from famine or execution. This was equal to 23% of the nations early population.

Gustavus was killed in his palace after being shot by his own personal guard, a man of Norwegian origin, Anders Viktorsen.

Anti Gustavus protesters crowned Viktorsen as king, starting the Dynasty War between Viktorsen and Gustavus' son Carl Bervik Bernadotte.

The Dynasty War Period
The Dynasty War was declared by Bernadotte on the 'illegitimate' crowning of Viktorsen, and he was backed by many of the nations nobles and founders. Bernadotte controlled most of the army whereas Viktorsen had control over the people. Viktorsen scrambled the Royal Militias to defend against the Bernadottes, most of whom [Royal Militias] had no experience with war and ranged between the ages of 11 and the oldest being 97, a man from Malmo who was one of the nations founders. This hastily prepared militia saw their first engagement with Bernadotte forces at the battle of Surte, where the RM desperately tried to stop the Bernadotte Imperial Army from capturing the strategic and economically important Gothenburg. The RM forces numbered 12,000 compared to only 4,000 BIA soldiers but lost over 9000 in the catastrophic loss.

Battle of Surte
The battle started at 11:33 AM when the BIA 8th Grenadiers Regiment led by Major Elias Dolenn marched southwards towards Gothenburg down the important E45. Waiting to engage them was the RM Gothenburg 1st, 2nd and 3rd regiments, or the Gothenburg Guards Brigade, numbering 12,000, or 3 to 1 advantage against the BIA. The BIA split their forces into four main wings, the right flank across the lakes, the main march from the E45, the left flank and artillery support across the river and the elite light gunners coming from the woodlands. The main march deceived the RM wall into thinking that they were dealing with a small force, so they moved forces back into the main town. This caused a gap in the defence which the light gunners exploited, charging from the concealment of the wood and into the town. Simultaneously, the artillery support fired upon the south part of the town, disabling the RM fixed gun. The left flank crossed the river, a manoeuvre the RM forces thought would be impossible to pull of in the January cold, so they had only one company of 180 conscripts acting as rear guard who fled under artillery fire. The RM didn't make use of the chokepoint by the lakes, allowing the right flank to strike the towns south. The RM conscripts, under Lieutenant Olafsen Kullridge's poor leadership became panicked and broke formation. Approximately 9000 RM conscripts were killed at Surte along with Lt. Kullridge and a trained gunner crew, and a further 2,287 injured. On the other side, the BIA only lost 566 with a further 107 injuries.

Approximately 9000 RM conscripts were killed at Surte along with Lt. Kullridge and a trained gunner crew, and a further 2,287 injured. On the other side, the BIA only lost 566 with a further 107 injuries. The BIA moved and took Surte, a key foothold against Gothenburg, and prepared for the bombardment and capture of the city. The battle was the wars first major battle and showed the complete incapability of the RM.