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|Features = Torps gather adjacent resources<br/>Cheaper and faster mercenary shipments<br/>Advanced Arsenal technologies available
  
|Features = Torps gather adjacent resources<br/>Cheaper and faster mercenary shipments<br/>Advanced Arsenal technologies available
 
|Unit = [[File:Carolean.png|22px]] [[Carolean]]<br/>[[File:Hakkapelit-icon-aoe3.png|22px]] [[Hakkapelit]]<br/>[[File:Leather-cannon-icon-aoe3.png|22px]] [[Leather Cannon]]
  
|Unit = [[File:Carolean.png|22px]] [[Carolean]]<br/>[[File:Hakkapelit-icon-aoe3.png|22px]] [[Hakkapelit]]<br/>[[File:Leather-cannon-icon-aoe3.png|22px]] [[Leather Cannon]]
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|Tech = [[File:Push of Pike.png|22px]] [[Push of Pike]]<br />[[File:Gustavian Guards.png|22px]] [[Gustavian Guards]]<br />[[File:Savolax Jaegers.png|22px]] [[Savolax Jaegers]]
  
 
|Building = [[File:Swedish torp.png|22px]] [[Torp]]
  
|Building = [[File:Swedish torp.png|22px]] [[Torp]]
 
|Royal = [[File:Aoe3_pikeman.png|22px]] [[Pikeman (Age of Empires III)|Pikeman]]<br/>[[File:Hakkapelit-icon-aoe3.png|22px]] [[Hakkapelit]]
  
|Royal = [[File:Aoe3_pikeman.png|22px]] [[Pikeman (Age of Empires III)|Pikeman]]<br/>[[File:Hakkapelit-icon-aoe3.png|22px]] [[Hakkapelit]]
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In comparison with the other European states, Swedish colonization in the Americas was quite minor: they held the Delaware River from 1638 to 1655, Saint-Barthélemy from 1784 to 1878, and Guadeloupe from 1813 to 1814, and are more famous for their emigration to Minnesota.
  
In comparison with the other European states, Swedish colonization in the Americas was quite minor: they held the Delaware River from 1638 to 1655, Saint-Barthélemy from 1784 to 1878, and Guadeloupe from 1813 to 1814, and are more famous for their emigration to Minnesota.
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== Home City ==
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[[File:Homecity Swedes DE.png|512px]]
   
 
== Overview ==
  
== Overview ==
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* [[Torp]]s can gather resources when built next to them
  
* [[Torp]]s can gather resources when built next to them
 
* [[Mercenaries (Age of Empires III)|Mercenary]] shipments cost less [[coin]] and arrive faster
  
* [[Mercenaries (Age of Empires III)|Mercenary]] shipments cost less [[coin]] and arrive faster
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* Have access to advanced technologies at the [[Arsenal]]
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* Always have access to advanced [[Arsenal]] technologies
 
* Royal Guard units: [[Pikeman (Age of Empires III)|Pikeman]] (Dalkarl), [[Hakkapelit]] (Drabant)
  
* Royal Guard units: [[Pikeman (Age of Empires III)|Pikeman]] (Dalkarl), [[Hakkapelit]] (Drabant)
   
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=== Unique buildings ===
  
=== Unique buildings ===
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: [[File:Swedish torp.png|22px]] [[Torp]]: A Swedish House that spawns a small Berry Bush and automatically gathers nearby resources.
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: [[File:Swedish torp.png|22px]] [[Torp]]: A Swedish House that spawns a small [[Berry Bush]] and automatically gathers nearby resources at a slow rate.
   
 
=== Home City cards ===
  
=== Home City cards ===
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== In-game dialogue ==
  
== In-game dialogue ==
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{{Main|Swedes' dialogue lines}}
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The Swedish units speak Swedish, except for the [[Hakkapelit#In-game_dialogue|Hakkapelit]], who speaks Finnish, making it the only regular unit that speaks a different language from the rest of the regular units in the same civilization.
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Almost all of the Swedish units speak Swedish, except for the [[Hakkapelit#In-game_dialogue|Hakkapelit]] and [[Skirmisher (Age of Empires III)|Skirmisher]], who speak Finnish, making them the only regular units that speaks a different language from the rest of the regular units in the same civilization.
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=== [[Settler]] ===
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=== General ===
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Female Build AoE3.ogg}} '''Female Build''' ''Snickare'' - Carpenter
  
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Male Build AoE3.ogg}} '''Male Build''' ''Snickare'' - Carpenter
  
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* ''Ja'' - Yes
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Female Farm AoE3.ogg}} '''Female Farm''' ''Lantbrukare'' - Farmer
  
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* ''Redo'' - Ready
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Male Farm AoE3.ogg}} '''Male Farm''' ''Lantbrukare'' - Farmer
  
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* ''Order?'' - Orders?
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Female Gather Coin AoE3.ogg}} '''Female Gather Coin''' ''Gruvarbetare'' - Miner
  
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Male Gather Coin AoE3.ogg}} '''Male Gather Coin''' ''Gruvarbetare'' - Miner
  
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* ''Ja'' - Yes
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Female Gather Fruit AoE3.ogg}} '''Female Gather Fruit''' ''Samlare'' - Gatherer
  
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* ''Ska ske'' - Will be done
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Male Gather Fruit AoE3.ogg}} '''Male Gather Fruit''' ''Samlare'' - Gatherer
  
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* ''Uppfattat'' - Roger
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Female Gather Meat AoE3.ogg}} '''Female Gather Meat''' ''Jägare''- Hunter
  
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Male Gather Meat AoE3.ogg}} '''Male Gather Meat''' ''Jägare''- Hunter
  
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* ''Anfall!'' - Attack!
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Female Gather Wood AoE3.ogg}} '''Female Gather Wood''' ''Skogshuggare'' - Lumberjack
  
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* ''Till strid!'' - To battle!
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Male Gather Wood AoE3.ogg}} '''Male Gather Wood''' ''Skogshuggare'' - Lumberjack
  
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* ''Ja!'' - Yes!
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=== [[Settler]]s gathering [[resource]]s ===
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Female Build AoE3.ogg}} {{Audio|Swedes Settler Male Build AoE3.ogg}} '''Build''' ''Snickare'' - Carpenter
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Female Farm AoE3.ogg}} {{Audio|Swedes Settler Male Farm AoE3.ogg}} '''Farm''' ''Lantbrukare'' - Farmer
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Female Gather Coin AoE3.ogg}} {{Audio|Swedes Settler Male Gather Coin AoE3.ogg}} '''Gather Coin''' ''Gruvarbetare'' - Miner
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Female Gather Fruit AoE3.ogg}} {{Audio|Swedes Settler Male Gather Fruit AoE3.ogg}} '''Gather Fruit''' ''Samlare'' - Gatherer
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Female Gather Meat AoE3.ogg}} {{Audio|Swedes Settler Male Gather Meat AoE3.ogg}} '''Gather Meat''' ''Jägare''- Hunter
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* {{Audio|Swedes Settler Female Gather Wood AoE3.ogg}} {{Audio|Swedes Settler Male Gather Wood AoE3.ogg}} '''Gather Wood''' ''Skogshuggare'' - Lumberjack
   
 
=== [[Explorer]] ===
  
=== [[Explorer]] ===
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For "Claim", the [[Germans#Explorer|German Explorer's line]] is used.
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* {{Audio|Germans Explorer Claim AoE3.ogg}} '''Claim''' ''In Namen von Deutschland fordere ich dieses Land!'' - In the name of Germany, I claim this land! (the [[Germans#Explorer|German Explorer's line]] is used)
 
* {{Audio|Swedes Explorer Disabled AoE3.ogg}} '''Disabled''' ''Jag är skadad och kan inte röra mig'' - I am injured and cannot move
  
* {{Audio|Swedes Explorer Disabled AoE3.ogg}} '''Disabled''' ''Jag är skadad och kan inte röra mig'' - I am injured and cannot move
 
* {{Audio|Swedes Explorer Ransomed AoE3.ogg}} '''Ransomed''' ''Tack för att du betalade lösensumman'' - Thank you for paying the ransom
  
* {{Audio|Swedes Explorer Ransomed AoE3.ogg}} '''Ransomed''' ''Tack för att du betalade lösensumman'' - Thank you for paying the ransom
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* The Swedish flag shown in the game is the State flag and war ensign used by the Swedish Empire between mid-17th century–1815.
  
* The Swedish flag shown in the game is the State flag and war ensign used by the Swedish Empire between mid-17th century–1815.
 
** However - as this design is non-rectangular - the Home City shipment icon, civilization selection screen, and post-game leaderboards all use the modern, rectangular, Swedish flag.
  
** However - as this design is non-rectangular - the Home City shipment icon, civilization selection screen, and post-game leaderboards all use the modern, rectangular, Swedish flag.
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* The Swedes were planned as a civilization in the original ''[[Age of Empires III]]'' release in 2005, but were ultimately scrapped. A unique unit for them, the [[Fusilier]], was retained as a mercenary unit.
   
 
== History ==
  
== History ==
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{{quote|The early-modern Swedish state first emerged during the 16th century when, after decades of tension between the monarchy and nobility, Gustav I Vasa (1496-1560, r. 1523-1560) ascended to the throne. His greatest contribution to the state was emancipating it from mercantile domination at the hands of the Hanseatic League, a trading organization based in Germany that had essentially monopolized overseas trade in the Baltic and, to a lesser extent, the North Sea. Consequently, the Swedish peasantry flourished and the region entered a period of economic prosperity.<br/><br/>This period of state formation coincided with the Protestant Reformation, which incited vitriolic and sinister tension between Protestants and Catholics. While temporarily suffering due to recurring violence accompanying the ebb and flow of Reformation and Counter-Reformation, Sweden was soon established as a Protestant state when Karl IX (r. 1604-1611) deposed his rival Sigismund III, From this point onward, Sweden became heavily involved in the politics and religious conflicts of the continent.<br/><br/>Under Karl's successor, Gustavus Adolphus (1594-1632; r. 1611-1632), Sweden entered a golden age. Despite ascending to the throne at age 16 and being saddled with three inherited wars, Gustavus managed to stabilize his realm, concluding several largely favorable treaties and implementing a series of political, economic, and social reforms to secure domestic welfare while his military reforms revolutionized the Swedish army and navy. The combination of mobile field artillery with mobile cavalry and aggressive, versatile infantry tactics made the Swedish army deadly in battle. When Gustavus intervened in the Thirty Years' War, not only did he salvage the Protestant cause; he even managed to conquer much of the Holy Roman Empire before dying in battle in 1632.<br/><br/>Over the following decades, Sweden's success on the battlefield in Scandinavia and in continental Europe led to the establishment of the Swedish Empire. During this time, Swedish migrants attempted the settlement of Africa and the Americas, but with marginal success. Overextended to begin with, their overseas possessions were swiftly lost or sold, most notably New Sweden in the Delaware River Valley, which was seized by the Dutch by 1655. Temporary instability was resolved by the powerful monarchs Karl XI (r. 1660-1697) and Karl XII (r. 1697-1718), who revived an economy weary from decades of warfare and further reformed the Swedish military into the fearsome Carolean army, an elite and versatile military force that conducted several successful campaigns into Russia and Poland-Lithuania.<br/><br/>Despite the catastrophic Great Famine of 1695-1697, Sweden continued to expand, but was halted in the early 18th century by a staunch Russian defense that utilized scorched earth tactics and the brutal Russian winter to deadly effect. The Swedish Empire subsequently lost control of most of its overseas possessions. In an effort to reassert its control over the western reaches of the Baltic Sea, Sweden allied itself with the anti-French coalition during the Napoleonic Wars, managing to seize control of Norway in 1814. This marked the end of Swedish expansionism, however, as neutrality was pursued thenceforth while Sweden endeavored to industrialize and modernize its economic and political structure. A notable byproduct of these processes was the mass emigration of Swedes to the United States of America, where citizens of Swedish ancestry still constitute a considerable minority of the population.|In-game history section}}
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Revision as of 07:27, 6 June 2021

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The Swedes' civilization music theme in the Definitive Edition

The Swedes are one of the two civilizations introduced in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, the other being the Incas. They are descendants of the Vikings who inhabited Scandinavia, and are siblings to the Danes and Norwegians.

In comparison with the other European states, Swedish colonization in the Americas was quite minor: they held the Delaware River from 1638 to 1655, Saint-Barthélemy from 1784 to 1878, and Guadeloupe from 1813 to 1814, and are more famous for their emigration to Minnesota.

Home City

Homecity Swedes DE

Overview

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Features

  • Torps can gather resources when built next to them
  • Mercenary shipments cost less coin and arrive faster
  • Always have access to advanced Arsenal technologies
  • Royal Guard units: Pikeman (Dalkarl), Hakkapelit (Drabant)

Unique units

Carolean Carolean: Swedish Musketeer that fires quickly and counters Cavalry from range instead of at melee distance. Can charge quickly with his sword equipped. Good in melee combat.
Hakkapelit-icon-aoe3 Hakkapelit: Heavy Hand cavalry from Finland with a powerful short-ranged attack.
Leather-cannon-icon-aoe3 Leather Cannon: Light, affordable artillery than can fire and reposition quickly. Good against infantry.

Unique buildings

Swedish torp Torp: A Swedish House that spawns a small Berry Bush and automatically gathers nearby resources at a slow rate.

Home City cards

Main article: Swedish Home City Cards

Revolution

Finland and United States

Changelog

Definitive Edition

In-game dialogue

Main article: Swedes' dialogue lines

Almost all of the Swedish units speak Swedish, except for the Hakkapelit and Skirmisher, who speak Finnish, making them the only regular units that speaks a different language from the rest of the regular units in the same civilization.

General

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Select
  • Ja - Yes
  • Redo - Ready
  • Order? - Orders?
Move
  • Ja - Yes
  • Ska ske - Will be done
  • Uppfattat - Roger
Attack
  • Anfall! - Attack!
  • Till strid! - To battle!
  • Ja! - Yes!

Settlers gathering resources

Explorer

Trivia

  • The Swedish flag shown in the game is the State flag and war ensign used by the Swedish Empire between mid-17th century–1815.
    • However - as this design is non-rectangular - the Home City shipment icon, civilization selection screen, and post-game leaderboards all use the modern, rectangular, Swedish flag.
  • The Swedes were planned as a civilization in the original Age of Empires III release in 2005, but were ultimately scrapped. A unique unit for them, the Fusilier, was retained as a mercenary unit.

History

“The early-modern Swedish state first emerged during the 16th century when, after decades of tension between the monarchy and nobility, Gustav I Vasa (1496-1560, r. 1523-1560) ascended to the throne. His greatest contribution to the state was emancipating it from mercantile domination at the hands of the Hanseatic League, a trading organization based in Germany that had essentially monopolized overseas trade in the Baltic and, to a lesser extent, the North Sea. Consequently, the Swedish peasantry flourished and the region entered a period of economic prosperity.

This period of state formation coincided with the Protestant Reformation, which incited vitriolic and sinister tension between Protestants and Catholics. While temporarily suffering due to recurring violence accompanying the ebb and flow of Reformation and Counter-Reformation, Sweden was soon established as a Protestant state when Karl IX (r. 1604-1611) deposed his rival Sigismund III, From this point onward, Sweden became heavily involved in the politics and religious conflicts of the continent.

Under Karl's successor, Gustavus Adolphus (1594-1632; r. 1611-1632), Sweden entered a golden age. Despite ascending to the throne at age 16 and being saddled with three inherited wars, Gustavus managed to stabilize his realm, concluding several largely favorable treaties and implementing a series of political, economic, and social reforms to secure domestic welfare while his military reforms revolutionized the Swedish army and navy. The combination of mobile field artillery with mobile cavalry and aggressive, versatile infantry tactics made the Swedish army deadly in battle. When Gustavus intervened in the Thirty Years' War, not only did he salvage the Protestant cause; he even managed to conquer much of the Holy Roman Empire before dying in battle in 1632.

Over the following decades, Sweden's success on the battlefield in Scandinavia and in continental Europe led to the establishment of the Swedish Empire. During this time, Swedish migrants attempted the settlement of Africa and the Americas, but with marginal success. Overextended to begin with, their overseas possessions were swiftly lost or sold, most notably New Sweden in the Delaware River Valley, which was seized by the Dutch by 1655. Temporary instability was resolved by the powerful monarchs Karl XI (r. 1660-1697) and Karl XII (r. 1697-1718), who revived an economy weary from decades of warfare and further reformed the Swedish military into the fearsome Carolean army, an elite and versatile military force that conducted several successful campaigns into Russia and Poland-Lithuania.

Despite the catastrophic Great Famine of 1695-1697, Sweden continued to expand, but was halted in the early 18th century by a staunch Russian defense that utilized scorched earth tactics and the brutal Russian winter to deadly effect. The Swedish Empire subsequently lost control of most of its overseas possessions. In an effort to reassert its control over the western reaches of the Baltic Sea, Sweden allied itself with the anti-French coalition during the Napoleonic Wars, managing to seize control of Norway in 1814. This marked the end of Swedish expansionism, however, as neutrality was pursued thenceforth while Sweden endeavored to industrialize and modernize its economic and political structure. A notable byproduct of these processes was the mass emigration of Swedes to the United States of America, where citizens of Swedish ancestry still constitute a considerable minority of the population.		”
—In-game history section

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