What do you think of the song?

I believe they only showed the crown due to the royal guard serving many different kings and them wanting to make a song about the whole group and not just one generation of them

"i frid och i krig" means "in peace and in war", this song celebrates the Swedish royal guards 500 years birthday. The video itself shows the Skirmish at Bender in the ottoman empire, the king had fled there after the loss att poltava and then lived there for quite a long time until the people there had enough of him living of their lands and attacked and forced him out. Also "för Sverige i tiden" is the current kings motto, and means "for Sweden in time" and the other one "de gör vad som synes omöjligt" is the Royal guards motto, meaning "they do what seems impossible"

Yes it's about the swedish livgardet (the royal guard, started 500 years ago (song was made for the anniversary) started as a 16 man guard. Basically fancy and very stylish bodyguards, they have gone through many iterations and nowadays are more of a tourist attraction.

The royal guard just became 500 years and started when Gustav Vasa which fought for our independence from the danes had 16 of his most loyal knights chosen to become his royal guard when he became king.

After hearing this and "Defence of Moscow," I think their next album might be called "Songs that make you patriotic for countries you aren't from." Edit: *American English = Defense / British English = Defence

Man, I wish my History teachers were like you...

The group of 16 are the original group of men that were dedicated to Gustav Vasa, when he sought help in reclaiming Stockholm from the Danish king following "the bloodbath of Stockholm", really interesting stuff. Those men became the foundation of what is the swedish royal life guard regiment today. The battle in the vid is the skirmish at Bender.

I don’t rmember the name but it was a skirmish between Swedish forces and the ottomans. The Swedish and their king were hiding there after the defeat at Poltava

There are only 4 continuously existing Regiments in the world older than Livgardet: 1st and 2nd Infantry [Spain], 1st Infantry [France], and the Papal Swiss Guard. The background is the Skirmish at Bender. When Janissaries fought Livgardet in what is now Moldova.

I believe it is referring to the Skirmish at Bender. King Charles was alive but wounded at Poltava where Russians routed and defeated the Swedish Army.

En tid, Av krig = a time of war I frid Och i strid = In peace and in battle För Sverige i tiden , Dit konungen går, De gör vad som synes omöjligt, Vad än framtiden spår = (It dosent work as well in english as in swedish) For sweden in the time, where the king goes, They do what seems impossible, Whatever the future holds (Can also be transslated to predicts) Livgardet = The Life guard Med goda hälsningar från sverige With good regards from sweden:)

I can’t wait to see them perform this song live in Swedish! Also, I didn’t see any comments about the melody in the intro and chorus. It’s a Christian hymn called known as “Härlig är jorden” in Swedish (translates to “fair is the earth”). It’s one of the most popular hymns in Sweden and the Nordic countries even though it’s originally from Germany.

There is Sabaton History episode about this song. Definitely recommend it.

One of the best reaction channels out there! Learning along with you Mr. T!

Poltava is a very underrated song from them would definitely suggest watching it

If you want to learn more, there's always the Sabaton History channel!

The video is "Skirmish at Bender" but the lyrics is about Livgardet. Livgardet is swedish royal guard and the song is a tribute to Livegarder celebrating 500 years in duty. "marching cross the belt"= When the swedish army went from skåne in sweden during winter crossing the ice on the belt over to denmark "Chrushing blow at narva dealt"= Battle of narva. It was 1800 swedish soldiers vs 37000 russians and sweden went victorius. 667 killed on the swedish side and between 6000-8000 killed on the russian side.

This is one of those songs that make you start singing anywhere... even the swedish parts. Also, that end tho.

The Royal guard was founded 500 years ago by the Swedish king Gustav Wasa and was originally 16 men to protect him and developed into a regiment (one of the oldest still active battle units in the world). The reason for the crown on the throne is to display that the royal guard protects the crown regardless of king or queen sit upon the throne. They also mention ”marching over Belt” Belt is the waters around Denmark and there was a famous battle there between Sweden and Denmark. They also mention ”Narva” and that’s a place in Estonia (today) there the Swedes won one of the greatest victories ever, Russia had appr 30000 soldiers and Sweden 10000 soldiers. After the battle Sweden had lost less than 1000 soldiers and Russia lost appr 10000 soldiers and 9000 captured. The meaning of ”fred och krig” is ”in peace and war”. Thanks for a great reaction.

The event potrayed is called "Kalabaliken i Bender" which I'm not really sure how to translate. Kalabalik in Turkish means crowd but has become a "borrowed" for in Swedish which can be translated to confusion or a big mess. Basically after the battle of Poltava Charles XII and roughly 1500 Swedish soldiers escaped into exile in Ottoman Turkey. They became guests of sultan Ahmed III and were spoken highly of. However, the cost of having them there become more great and they tried to ask them to leave nicely as debt and threats from Russia soared. On February 1st 1713 they had enough and tried by force to remove Charles XII and his soldiers. 10.000 Turks against 700-1000 Swedish soldiers. Approximately 40-45 Royal Guards (Livgradet) defended Charles XII and managed to hold of 600 Turks single handedly. Famous Livgardet Axel Erik Roos is said to have saved Charles life 3 times that day. The King and surving soldiers were captured and after some time in captivity was realeased after the Ottomans learned of the Swedish victory at Battle of Gadebusch

I tid, av krig. “In time, of war” I frid, och i strid. “In peace, and in war”

Livgardet (The royal guard) is a regiment still in service today. Their sole purpose is to protect the swedish crown! They started from 16 men who protected king Gustav Vasa who united sweden as we know today.

Man I wish I had a history teacher like you. My current one does essentially nothing

The Royal guard of sweden got 500 a old. So they orderd a Song by Sabaton for the 500 a Party. Sabaton worte the song and the Royal Guard chose a other. Sabaton had a Song for the Royal Guard and decided to publish it. German: Die Königliche Garde von Schweden gab für ihre 500 Jahr Feier ein "Geburtstags lied" bei Sabaton in Auftrag. Sabaton schrieb dieses Lied für die Feier, aber die Königliche Garde entschied sich um. Sabaton hatte nun ein Lied ohne Auftraggeber (es war ihre erste Auftragsarbeit) und entschied sich dazu es zu veröffentlichen. Sabaton ist ja für Historische Schlachten Wiedergabe in den Songs bekannt. Es gibt 2 Videos zu dem Lied, hier sehen wir ein Video mit Bezug zu einem Vorfall zu Karl dem 12 von Schweden nach Poltova. Er war gezwungen im Osmanischen Reich vor dem Zaren Schutz zu suchen. Diese wurde ihm vom Sultan gwährt. Die Situation entwickelte sich mit der Zeit zu einem dauerhaften Exil. Nach einigen Jahren entschied der Lokale Herscher ohne Wissen des Sultans; Karl dazu zu bewegen dass Osmanische Reich zu verlassen. Der Ablauf sollte eigentlich eine vorher vereinbarte orchestrierte Schlacht sein. Heute würde man sagen ein Schein gefecht. Der Vorteil ist: Es gibt keine Verluste und beide Seiten wahren ihre Ehre. Die Einleitung war ein kleiner Angriff der Osmanen. Allerdings hatte man vergessen es der Königlichen Leibgare aus 500 Schweden mitzuteilen. Diese sahen angreifenden Osmanen und eröffneten das Feuer. Die Schlacht entwickelte sich zu einem 12 Stündigem Gefecht in dem Schweden unterlag. Allerdings starben bei diesem Gefecht einige Jundert Janitscharen, deutlich mehr als Schweden. Karl zog aus dem Osmanuschen Reich ab, und informierte den Sultan über den Angriff. Der Sultan war nicht gerade erbaut über diese sinnlose Verschwendung seiner Soldaten zumal Karl ein Geschenk von mehreren Wagenladungen Gold und Silber als " Entschuldigung dass ich noch da bin" angeboten hatte. Ein " Danke für dass Asy"l present etwas kleiner aber dennoch beachtlich kam irgendwie nie beim Sultan an. Obwohl es abgeschickt wurde.

You need to watch Sabaton Defense of Moscow

I don't know if this is officially/consciously so (color me surprised if it's not), but the chorus melody is very clearly based on a Schleich (in western Germany today) traditional melody that has been used for a number of songs and, most well known to Sweden, I think, the originally danish hymn/psalm "Pilgrimssang", that begins with the words "Dejlig er jorden"(dk)/"Härlig är jorden"(se) Fun that you popped up again in my recommendation feed, Mr. Terry. This time, I'm subscribing before I lose track of your channel again.

Charles XII of Sweden was on the run after losing the Battle of Poltava, stayed for awhile in an Ottoman province in modern day Moldova, overstayed his welcome, was ambushed and a brawl ensued involving him and his Royal Guard against their supposed Turkish allies... There's some historicity to the video. Really makes one want to do another Swedish campaign on Darthmod ETW... :P

Pretty sure their most violent video is Fields of Verdun.

«In strid och in frid» means in battle and at peace. When it comed to the lyrics: För Sverige i tiden Dit konungen går De gör vad som synes omöjligt, vad än framtiden spår it means «For sweeden in the time, where the king child goes, (I think). It does what they think of you. What the future lock.

Just want to mention that the song mentions the crossing of the Belt, which is one of the most epic moments of Swedish history. As you may know, Denmark mainly consists of islands (and a peninsula) and the waters dividing the main parts are known as Big and Little Belt. One winter the Swedish army found themselves stuck by Big Belt. It had frozen over, so no ship could come and take them to their destination. But then they tried the ice and found it sturdy. Perhaps sturdy enough for an entire army with cannons, horses, supplies, etc. to cross on foot? Evidently yes. And thus the the obstacle was turned into a road to punch Denmark in the face. Everyone else has hit on the big things in the comments. This song isn't meant for a new album, btw. It was made for Swedens five centennial in 2023 (1523 we broke out of the Kalmar Union, which is seen as the start of modern Sweden), and they consider it an extra track for their Carolus Rex album.

I believe this video particularly shows the ligvardet protecting calourous rex from the ottomans as he was in exile in istanbul

It's a song about the Swedish National Guard, but seems to be homage in particular to the First Battle of Narva, against Peter the Great, which was pretty much just them beating a bunch of ill equipped, trained, and poorly led troops, as the relief force pinned the army between the city and their own forces, before Peter's Reorganization of the Army, and then four years later taking Narva, where Sweden lost handily

Awesome history reaction video

The Royal Guard was a military entity as much as they were life guards, Swedish kings had a habit of fighting in the midst of battle and Livgardet participated in many of Swedens greatest military triumphs. As people have already said, the video itself depicts the skirmish in Bender, where Swedish King Charles XII resided in exile after the defeat at Poltava. He was initially an honored guest but after disagreements and his famous Iron will the ottomans tried to arrest him, resulting in a fierce close quarter skirmish where the king and the Royal guards fought for their lives. After a while though they could not withstand the overwhelming force and got captured and Charles XII spent the rest of his time in the ottoman empire in house arrest.

You want to see the swedish fans reacting to Sabaton? You want to watch "Sabaton - En Livstid I Krig (Live - The Great Tour - Gothenburg)" Don't know if you'll see this Terry but if you do, definitly check the video out. My favorite Sabaton song!

They honor the oldest company in the Swedish military, the Livgardet. Royal guard. The crown is symbolic, since they stand by the crown and there for the king at the time.

The empty chair represents that they protect the crown, who ever the king may be at the time. So no single king.

I like that they incorporated the melody from the old psalm "härlig är jorden" in the song.

This so cool you are rhe only teacher i have seen that know any metal bands

It’s worth noting there’s a companion video on Sabaton History’s channel where Pär and Indy break down the historical context and modern iteration of the guard. It might be worth checking out!

They also mention Narva...shoutout to Estonia :) I think it's about the second battle of Narva during the Great Northern War

Hi from Sweden! This year Sweden celebrate 500 years as a state. Livgardet has been around så since Gustav Vasa became king.

My understanding is that "Livgardet" and "The Royal Guard" are actually two different songs, just using the same tune and both in honor of the Swedish Royal Guard "Life Guard" which have been in service since 1521, which makes them one of the oldest military units still in continuous operation (they're the 7th oldest on the list, beaten out by the Papal Swiss Guard in 5th and the Moroccan Royal Guard in 1st just to name a couple). The Song is generally about the Swedish Royal Guard, especially during the time of Charles XII of Sweden (Carolus Rex) and the Great Northern War...hence the Remark about "Crushing Blow at Narva delt" in regards to the role they had in the First Battle of Narva. The Video itself is mostly a reference to the Skirmish at Bender (Sometimes called the Kalabalık at Bender), where King Charles retreated to the Ottoman Empire after his disastrous Russian campaign. The Kalabalik was a relatively small affair, with some notable impact. Notably, the Swedes spent a good 5 years in Ottoman care, and despite the rank and file (and Charles himself) got along great, it's hard to justify to the treasurers why they're having to pay for a Foreign King's continual vacation...especially after the brutal defeat the Russians gave them. This wasn't to say that Carolus didn't want to leave, it's just that he had to take into account that all Europe wanted his head adorning their mantle after the rest of the Great Northern War and the general perception is that the Swedes were broken and could be overwhelmed as soon as they crossed the border. Finally, enough was enough and an order was given to arrest the Swedes and deport them. The Swedes didn't think it was real at first and shot into the air to frighten the Turks, who still kept coming. The bulk of the Swedish army surrendered shortly after that, leaving a handful of the Life Guard and King Charles himself. They barricaded the house in which they were staying and wracked up a butcher's bill on the Ottomans, leading the latter to change tactics and try to burn them out (Hence the Fire in the Music Video). Eventually they surrendered, but Carolus had achieved something. He'd demonstrated that, even outnumbered as the Swedes had been, they were not to be trifled with, allowing him and his forces to return to Sweden and begin his new conquest (Which ultimately saw him shot dead, whether by war-weary Swede or Norwegian defender, is still unknown)

Great reaction! 🤘 The video shows the story of the Skirmish of Bender in 1713. Carolus Rex (Karl XII) fled with his army (or what was left of it..) across the border of the Ottoman empire, after have been defeated by the Russians (Peter the Great) in Poltava. The Swedes stayed in Bender for about 7 years. The Ottoman nobles wanted to get rid of the Swedes, because they were a major expense for them. The song mentions in the beginning, the founding father of Sweden, Gustav Eriksson Vasa, (Gustav I) who was Head of State during the Liberation war against the Danes in 1521-1523. He became king of Sweden in 1523-1560. During the Liberation war he had 16 loyal men as bodyguards. They were the first Royal Guards of Sweden. This unit is the oldest, active military unit in the world. Greetings from Sweden!🇸🇪 💪

the scene in the clip seems to depict an event with Carolus Rex. Following the disastrous defeat at the battle of Poltava, the king went to seek refuge in the ottoman empire, where he overstayed his welcome. The sultan expelled him from his lands after some strong pressure from the Tsar. (I think Charles also grew into a bad guest during his stay, which didn't help his cause.) The music video might be about his escape from Ottoman expulsion. The channel extra history made a series about the great northern war, and one of the last episodes touches on that event.

Swedish Royal Guard celebrates 500years of protecting the royal family. The guard started with just few "peasants" (16 strong men as said in the lyrics) , protecting Gustav Vasa on his journey Through Dalarna during his uptising against Kristian II De gör vad som synes omöjligt means they do what apears imposible. It is the motto of the Swedish royal guards. I krig, i fred means in war and in peace.

You should watch the original video. It reminded me of a D&D session.

My father in law did his military training as an 18 year old at the royal guards. He misses his horse😂 Apparently the RG has to drop everything to salute any member of the royal family that enters the room or they come across. So our king as a boy used to mess with them all the time. Day in and day out he'd go to the RG just to mess with them and make them salute him. He also called them names and was basically a little brat😂

i think the empty throne with a crown is to symbolize that, no matter who wears the crown, Livgardet will be loyal only to that person, no past, future (unless they outlive the last king) or other king.

The Battle of Narva took place on the 30 November 1700. Was a battle fought between Russia and Sweden. The Swedish Royal Guard led by Charles XII. Was under siege by a Russian force of over four times there size, and the Swedish won the battle.

the chorus parts of the song is an old lutheran psalm from the 18th century "härlig är jorden"- still very popular and often sung at christmas and funerals (dont ask me why)

And... The Royal Guard is still active in Sweden. They guard the castle to this day

The battle shown is the skirmish at bender in which 8,000 ottoman soldiers were sent to remove the king of sweden, Charles XII, from ottoman soil. The king and about 40 Royal guards as well as a small company of Swedish soldiers stood against them and the royal guard killed 400 ottomans, the king himself is confirmed to have killed at least one ottoman soldier. The ottomans eventually set fire to the building they were in to flush the swedes out, and the king was eventually captured.

When they play live in Sweden it is amazing. The crowd goes crazy when they play the national anthem

I know i'm kinda late, but i am a future brazilian airforce cadet and in my preparatory course the commander said that: "No military serves a person, he serves the role." and that's why they showed the crown. The Livgardet serves only the crown not the king.

""Might be a head banger so i gotta limber up" 54 seconds into the original video hes already head banging... Haha 3:11 EDIT: Been watching your channel for a couple months now, Just realized i wasnt even subscribed! How is this! Considering your basically all the pops up on my home page now! Subbed i guess. Sorry for the delay on it... Woops.

There is a Swedish version of this song. In the Swedish version, the intro isn't a guitar solo but the chorus of the song in acapella.

Is about: 'The Skirmish at Bender' 1 February 1713 (Bender, Moldova) Ottoman VS Swedish.

You gotta see the Sabaton History trilogy about Sweden and the most recent video from Sabaton History about this song!

The Royal Guard is the oldest regiment in the world, still exists. The battle in the video is call "Kalabaliken i Bender", the battle in Bender. Look upp the history about it!

Cool thing is the English version is a prequel to the swedish version. And this song is about the swedish guard and their 500 years of service to the king of Sweden. The scenario is during the great northern war. Swedish king Carolous Rex is in the ottoman empire and they were attacked by a small contingent of ottomans to get them out of the country. Its more complicated than that but thats the gist of it.

"The melody is based on a Christian hymn know as "Härlig är Jorden" (Psalm 297) in Swedish. It seems like the hymn came about in melody as a folksong in Germany and was called "Schönster Herr Jesu, Herrscher aller Erden”. It was later in the 1850s changed by the Danes and called "Pilgrimssang" or "Dejlig er jorden" and is probably how it spread to Sweden. In English the melody is known as "Fairest Lord Jesus"." Even as dane I feel how great a tribute this song must be, and what kind of pride the Swedish Livgarde must feel when they hear this song. Just a info for those non-danes/swedes. In the swedish version of this song "Livsgardet" They also mention about Lund which are a famous battles against the Denmark. The Battle of Lund in 1676 (in mordern day Sweden, but at the time in Denmark). Were one of the Bloodiest battles in Nothern History, and if you take in consideration that Denmark & Sweden hold the "record" of having most wars with each others (England - France are second) it does say something. The battle ended with Denmark retreated to Landskrona, but Sweden could not take advantage because of the heavy losses. The Belts part was when Sweden marched over the frozen water in Denmark and took the danes by surprise. Because the danes had expected the most logical way was going from nothern Germany and up through Jutland through the Island of Fyn, and if was near Fyn the danish forces were ready make a stand against the swedes. But the swedes as mentioned walked over the frozen water and avoided the danish forced, continued through Sealand and lay a Siege upon Copenhagen and when truce was made, Denmark had lost a lot of its land to Sweden (most of it is still a part of modern day Sweden).

Swedish bits translation: En Tid, Av Krig A time, Of War I frid, Och I Strid In peace, and in battle Fa Sverige Tiden, For Sweden in the time Ditt konungen går When the king goes De gör som synes omöjlight They do what seems impossible vad än framtiden spår *idk that one* HISTORICAL CONTEXT: The song celebrates the Livgardets Creations in 1521, that's 500 years! The swedish army themselves asked them to do it, but then changed their mind but joakim was like "Fuck them, we are doing it anyways"

I think the dudes storming the castle is supposed to represent Russian Cossacks, but in the lyrics they list some of the historic battles the 500 year old unit, the royal guard have taken part in.

The cool thing here, is that the Royal guard is the longest and oldest regement ever in the world and that it is still an regement to this day!

im a bit late for the party , but they where denied to play at the actual ceremony for the 500 year celebration of "livgardet" or the royal guard because they had played in russia , and to first 16 of the livgardet are from dalarna the same province/region as sabaton. and as a closing brag i saw them play the first time in a place smaller than some peoples livingrooms , and yes a saw them i could not hear anything . the place was called vilda ville kulle as a gest on pippi longstocking

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It's never about a king, but about the Crown. This song is about Celebration Swedish Royal Guard 500y this year 2021 and still active unit!

The video I think is about Kalabaliken i Bender it is during the great nordic war and after the lost at Poltava when the king was hide in Turkey with problems to get home. And after some years it was problems between the muslims and the swedish in Bender. And the king did left for home.

There are a couple of swedish parts "I en tid av strid" - In a time of war, and "I frid och i strid" - in peace and in war/battle, "Livgardet" - Life guard (the name of the royal guard), "För sverige i tiden ..." - For Sweden in the now, wherever the king goes, they do what seems impossible, wherever the future roams" (quick translation)

This video is about when Charles XII of Sweden lost in the battle of poltava in russia. And left for security in the ottoman empire for some years and the ottoman empire. wanted them to go back to sweden because the have been giving him gold and other treasures for years. but Charles refused. So a battle broke out at a palace in the ottoman empire where he had been living in for a couple years. And Livgardet ( Royal guard). Hold that palace for a day or if it was 2. And they where 16 soldiers againts thousands of ottoman soldiers. To secure Charles so he could flee

There is a story from the late 17th century when the King Charles XI (11) had an heated argument with one of his generals, and suddenly rushed out of his office and ordered the Guards soldiers outside the door; "Shoot me this dog!" The Guardsmen fell to their knees and stared at the floor until the king had calmed himself. When he did, he gave them each a gold coin, and said; "I have the best guards in the world. They protect me from anything. Including myself."

At narva victory, Poltava grief Over mountains In storm and cold They went for king, country and god And held high his banner See them go, I see them go In thick forest, over white moras And burned fields they go

For sweden in time, where the king goes.they do what´s impossible, no matter what the future predicts.

"I frid och i strid" = "In peace and in combat"

The story in the vid is about the Skirmisher at Bender (the song is fully abort the Swedish Royal Guards but the supporting video is about the Skirmisher) A bit of background to the event: During Charles the XII (Carlous Rex) reign he decided to invade Russia and like almost everyone who does left in defeat. Due to the condition of his army and the fact the Russian were pursuing him hard and had blocked him off from Sweden, he made for the Ottoman Empire for safety. The Ottoman Emperor accepted him as a guest and set about treating him well until he saw his army fit enough to leave home. However, Carlos being the young, cocky and arrogant man he was began to overstep himself to the point of very much annoying the Ottoman Emperor who told him politely to “leave”. Charles decided to just ignore this in that “make me” type of way and so the Ottoman Emperor did by sending a small army to evict him. As such a Skirmisher broke out between the Ottoman forces sent to detain the Swedish King and his royal guards.

Toby Kieth “Til the last shot’s fired” pays extreme homage to American military history and our veterans, would highly recommend that song for a reaction, as a history teacher, i feel you would find it relatable material as well

The music video depicts the band dressed as Caroleans (Swedish armed forces under Charles XI and Charles XII/Carolus Rex) fighting Ottoman Janissaries

History: 16 men became the first royal guardsmen of the Swedish crown around the 15-16 hundreds and have served for the passed 500 years defending the throne though are more ceremonial now. Song history: I’m guessing it’s Ottomans getting to the throne room and were going to take the castle or something.

Can't wait for the Winged Hussars.

Hell yeah please do more sabaton

The Swedish livgardet served all the Swedish rulers from Gustav vasa to third current king

sabaton have a history channel where they document some of the events behind their songs

This is the stand up in attention kind of Sabaton songs.

För Sverige i tiden dit konungen går. De gör vad som synes omöjligt vad än framtiden står = For sweden in time ( or history) where the king walks. They do the inpossible whatever the future brings

there are some channels that make Swedish/English lyric videos for the songs that are in Swedish. you should react to some of those. the lyrics have to be changed some for the translation and I really like some of the Swedosh lyrics.

It looks like Charles XII to me with thoose soliders (karoliner). "Livgardet" is todays regiment off the traditional kings guard. They where supposed to have guarded the founding king of modern Sweden Gsutav Vasa starting in 1521, hence the 2021 celebration. The lyrics mix different eras. The "Livgardet" still exsist and have a few thousand staff I think (not all gaurding the King off course).

This song was recorded to celebrate the 500th year of service provided by the royal guard. It's not necessarily a song dedicated to any certain battle or time but to the regiment itself.

Fun Fact: They have this song IN SWEDISH Another Fun Fact: They Have an Entire Album Dedicated to Charles XII or as you might Know him as "Carulos Rex" and yes they have a Swedish Version of that Album Edit: Ik It isn't just about Carolus Rex, I just got lazy to edit it yeah :v, Great Album By the way

För Sverige i tiden = For Sweden in this time, (Words of current king) Dit konungen går = Whereever the king goes De gör vad som synes omöjligt, vad än framtiden spår. = They do what seams impossible, whatever the future foretells.

Chris (2nd guitarist) and Hannes (Drummer) were the two you were thinking about. 👍

The first heraldatery king of Sweden Gustav Wasa went to Dalarna in order to gain support for overthrowing the occupying Danish King who were occupying Stockholm in a time after Sweden left the Kalmar union. Some historians say that is the beginning of the modern Sweden, but there are older constitutions from a time when the King was elected, so it is not clear that is the true beginning of Sweden.

En tid i krig - A time of war I frid och i strid - In piece and in battle/war För Sverige i tiden. Dit konungen går. De gör vad som synes omöjligt, vad än framtiden spår. - For Sweden in the time. Where the king goes. They do what seems impossible, whatever the future predicts

You asked ' Where's the king' ..well.. It's defending the crown - whomever is at the throne at the time. (500 years of service, remember?)

This is a depiction of the skirmish at Bender where around 40 of Charles XII's (Carolus Rex) royal guards defended him against the ottomans. The reason why the throne is empty may be a symbol of that they would protect the king, the crown, no matter who it is.

I believe the Swedish music video has English captions on it

the royal guard will fight to the death

Proud member of the royal guard 1999 ... I1/K1 best regiments in sweden

Yes, we had Anckarström, who killed a king.