Sweden's 1713 Carolean Death March in the Norwegian Mountains

In the winter of 1718-1719, Carl Gustaf Armfeldt led 6,000 Carolean soldiers on a desperate retreat through the Tydal mountains of Norway after failing to take Trondheim. A blizzard struck, killing over 3,000 men in what became known as the Carolean Death March. This episode follows Armfeldt's campaign in the Great Northern War, the brutal conditions that turned a retreat into a catastrophe, and how the disaster shattered Sweden's remaining military strength. We explore the Carolean soldier's life, the tactical decisions that led to the march, and the cultural memory of this tragedy in Swedish and Norwegian history. Armfeldt himself survived, only to be executed years later for his role in the 1710 plague response.

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