It's what it says on the box, really, I'm new to all of this :'D
So, uh, hi! I'm Jana, I've talked to mildred_of_midgard on AO3 and I was told that I could introduce myself/be part of the chat! I have no idea whether I picked the correct page for this! The joy of joining a new social network!
I'm 20 years old and about to enter my third semester of history and art history at uni. I've been interested in Fritz since I was about 13, but, being 13, I didn't get many proper sources until way later, so all of my knowledge is kind of... a huge mess of anecdotes and a few primary sources that I read way later. I am currently attempting to solidify my knowledge on Fritz with more books and more primary sources and honestly, your page has been a goldmine, it's SO fun to read!
My first language is German, I'm alright at English and I can manage some French. I've drawn some comics about historical anecdotes years ago and intend on maybe doing so again and, as of right now, I'm in the middle of painting a pop art style portrait of Katte to match the pop art style poster of Fritz that my parents got me from the Deutsches Historisches Museum. That kind of sums up my level of weird.
Uh... yeah! I really hope I picked the right place to post this!
I've seen you around on tumblr Fritz fandom, so I immediately recognized your name when you commented on my fic, and I was very pleased!
You guys, I thought I had linked to this piece back when I put together my collation of my favorite tumblr links, but I guess I didn't?? Anyway, enjoy it now. :D
being 13, I didn't get many proper sources until way later, so all of my knowledge is kind of... a huge mess of anecdotes and a few primary sources that I read way later
We've all been down that road! We're constantly revising our beliefs and our opinions as new information turns up. Be aware that even some of the information in rheinsberg has been superseded by later discoveries. It's a fast-moving fandom!
honestly, your page has been a goldmine, it's SO fun to read!
Yay, that's what we hoped when we put it together! You said you had a particular interest in Fredersdorf; have you been had time to check out his tag? We have a copy of his correspondence with Fritz (I think you said you had acquired the same volume) in our pdf library, and selenak was kind enough to read it and summarize it for us (which, tbh, is how we know almost all sources in this fandom are propagated). She is a goldmine.
Anyway, I don't remember if anything under the Fredersdorf tag says why we don't believe he was dismissed for financial irregularities, but we don't. :P Lehndorff doesn't know anything about it, and there's a distinct lack of mentions in any of our actual sources, so we're waiting until we find evidence before we subscribe to any belief in that. Citation needed!
Also fic. We have written several Fredersdorf fics between the three of us, some in which he features and some in which he's a secondary character. And to think that last year, he had no tag in AO3! (He's getting nominated and requested again for Yuletide this year.)
the pop art style poster of Fritz
The Andy Warhol one? Oh, cahn, have you seen this one? They had it hanging in Sanssouci when I was there.
Pop art Katte sounds great!
Above all, we're happy to have you and look forward to sharing the Fritz fun! :D
I have to admit that I somewhat forgot that my AO3 profile and my old art blog have the same name :'D Oh boy, there's some stuff on there... Though I'm glad to know people like it a bit! :D I made new and more silly doodles (like a very Cursed looking Heinrich) on my last vacation to Brandenburg, I might upload those at some point (to my new tumblr though...)
Fredersdorf
I have not read through the Fredersdorf tag yet, but I definitely will :D I do have a Richter copy of the correspondence from 1926. I'm really glad I found it, it's in great condition and the few letters I've read so far were very interesting and lead to me and a group of friends referring to Fritz as Friech for the past few months (makes it easier to differentiate between the five different Friedrichs we talk about). My newest acquisition is a 1936 copy of Der Kronprinzenprozess by Carl Hinrichs, which lists a bunch of primary sources, some of which I did not know yet, and would probably break my heart for good if I read through it in one sitting.
The Andy Warhol one?
The one I have is this one which the DHM apparently photographed in a basement, using a phone from 2012. I put it up in my new apartment because it's something I had a frame for and I have this random pink wall... Couldn't figure out what else to put on the other walls and my colleague suggested painting something in the same style, sooo Katte it is. It's quite a process since I've never worked with the grid method, acrylic paint, canvas boards OR pop art before, but I have some hope left that it's going to look good eventually. Hopefully. Please.
I made new and more silly doodles (like a very Cursed looking Heinrich) on my last vacation to Brandenburg, I might upload those at some point (to my new tumblr though...)
We are Heinrich fans, bring it on!
My newest acquisition is a 1936 copy of Der Kronprinzenprozess by Carl Hinrichs, which lists a bunch of primary sources, some of which I did not know yet, and would probably break my heart for good if I read through it in one sitting.
IT BROKE MY HEART. And all I did was read the selenakwrite-up! And because I like having my heart broken, it's on my list of things to read once my German is good enough to not need a translation. :D (Getting closer!)
The one I have is this one which the DHM apparently photographed in a basement, using a phone from 2012.
Oh, wow, that one is new to me. So pop art of Fritz is a thing! See, this fandom is sooo educational.
sooo Katte it is.
Excellent choice! Pop art of Katte needs to be a thing. PS, I accept fanart treats for fandom exchanges like Yuletide. :D (Damn, I need to finish my letter. How am I supposed to participate in fanfic exchanges and study German and comment on German reading group and read and reply to selenak's write-ups *and* be royal detective? :P)
Willkommen, bienvenue, wellcome! (Inevitable Cabaret joke is inevitable. *g*) “A bunch of anecdotes and a few primary sources” is how we started, too, and believe me, Mildred is the.most resourceful librarian of the world - no sooner does one idly mention an obscure eighteenth century figure than she’s unearthed their memoirs/correspondance/diaries for us to read.
Browsing through tumblr, i did see some of your beautiful art, and so I’m doubly glad you’re joining us!
Hi hi hi hi! Welcome! Yay, I'm so glad you found us! :D Your art is lovely! (I have a tumblr but don't tend to go there these days unless specifically pointed to something, so thanks mildred_of_midgard for the link :) )
And when this whole thing started, I knew... just about zero about Fritz, I knew that he was maybe king of Prussia?? (At which point mildred started telling me about how he was king In Prussia for a while, but anyway...) So I've been indebted to selenak and mildred_of_midgard for telling me everything and letting me hang out with them while they figure out all these amazing things :) It's fun and totally nonjudgmental! :D
Feel free to chime in whenever and wherever you want! We do often have several threads going at once, so mildred usually suggests tracking the current post so you'll be informed of whenever new comments are added. (I think it's that little bell at the bottom of the post proper; being the host of the salon means that I don't have to track myself!) I also usually open a new post once the old one reaches 300 or so comments, so if there are no new comments for a day or two it's probably because we've moved over to a new post (and/or there's a fic deadline and everyone's working on their fic instead, ha). (I tag these posts as 'frederick the great.')
Um. I kind of did this intro to our fandom, in what was an extremely on-brand moment for me. :D :P
Recruitment into the Fritzian fandom is more friendly and more consensual than recruitment into the Fritzian army, but it's not much less organized and high-octane!
how he was king In Prussia for a while, but anyway...
On which I turned out to have been possibly chronologically wrong! I still have a bookmark from a Potsdam or Berlin gift shop that says that he became King of Prussia only with the first Polish Partition, but then Selenak found evidence (I forget what evidence) that he started calling himself that already in the 1740s and eventually just wore everyone down, Fritz-style, so...
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Date: 2020-10-03 05:30 pm (UTC)So, uh, hi! I'm Jana, I've talked to
I'm 20 years old and about to enter my third semester of history and art history at uni. I've been interested in Fritz since I was about 13, but, being 13, I didn't get many proper sources until way later, so all of my knowledge is kind of... a huge mess of anecdotes and a few primary sources that I read way later. I am currently attempting to solidify my knowledge on Fritz with more books and more primary sources and honestly, your page has been a goldmine, it's SO fun to read!
My first language is German, I'm alright at English and I can manage some French. I've drawn some comics about historical anecdotes years ago and intend on maybe doing so again and, as of right now, I'm in the middle of painting a pop art style portrait of Katte to match the pop art style poster of Fritz that my parents got me from the Deutsches Historisches Museum. That kind of sums up my level of weird.
Uh... yeah! I really hope I picked the right place to post this!
Re: Hi, I'm new and I don't know how dreamwidth works?
Date: 2020-10-03 06:05 pm (UTC)I've seen you around on tumblr Fritz fandom, so I immediately recognized your name when you commented on my fic, and I was very pleased!
You guys, I thought I had linked to this piece back when I put together my collation of my favorite tumblr links, but I guess I didn't?? Anyway, enjoy it now. :D
being 13, I didn't get many proper sources until way later, so all of my knowledge is kind of... a huge mess of anecdotes and a few primary sources that I read way later
We've all been down that road! We're constantly revising our beliefs and our opinions as new information turns up. Be aware that even some of the information in
honestly, your page has been a goldmine, it's SO fun to read!
Yay, that's what we hoped when we put it together! You said you had a particular interest in Fredersdorf; have you been had time to check out his tag? We have a copy of his correspondence with Fritz (I think you said you had acquired the same volume) in our pdf library, and
Anyway, I don't remember if anything under the Fredersdorf tag says why we don't believe he was dismissed for financial irregularities, but we don't. :P Lehndorff doesn't know anything about it, and there's a distinct lack of mentions in any of our actual sources, so we're waiting until we find evidence before we subscribe to any belief in that. Citation needed!
Also fic. We have written several Fredersdorf fics between the three of us, some in which he features and some in which he's a secondary character. And to think that last year, he had no tag in AO3! (He's getting nominated and requested again for Yuletide this year.)
the pop art style poster of Fritz
The Andy Warhol one? Oh,
Pop art Katte sounds great!
Above all, we're happy to have you and look forward to sharing the Fritz fun! :D
Re: Hi, I'm new and I don't know how dreamwidth works?
Date: 2020-10-03 07:08 pm (UTC)I've seen you around on tumblr Fritz fandom
I have to admit that I somewhat forgot that my AO3 profile and my old art blog have the same name :'D Oh boy, there's some stuff on there... Though I'm glad to know people like it a bit! :D
I made new and more silly doodles (like a very Cursed looking Heinrich) on my last vacation to Brandenburg, I might upload those at some point (to my new tumblr though...)
Fredersdorf
I have not read through the Fredersdorf tag yet, but I definitely will :D I do have a Richter copy of the correspondence from 1926. I'm really glad I found it, it's in great condition and the few letters I've read so far were very interesting and lead to me and a group of friends referring to Fritz as Friech for the past few months (makes it easier to differentiate between the five different Friedrichs we talk about).
My newest acquisition is a 1936 copy of Der Kronprinzenprozess by Carl Hinrichs, which lists a bunch of primary sources, some of which I did not know yet, and would probably break my heart for good if I read through it in one sitting.
The Andy Warhol one?
The one I have is this one which the DHM apparently photographed in a basement, using a phone from 2012.
I put it up in my new apartment because it's something I had a frame for and I have this random pink wall... Couldn't figure out what else to put on the other walls and my colleague suggested painting something in the same style, sooo Katte it is.
It's quite a process since I've never worked with the grid method, acrylic paint, canvas boards OR pop art before, but I have some hope left that it's going to look good eventually. Hopefully. Please.
Re: Hi, I'm new and I don't know how dreamwidth works?
Date: 2020-10-03 07:24 pm (UTC)We are Heinrich fans, bring it on!
My newest acquisition is a 1936 copy of Der Kronprinzenprozess by Carl Hinrichs, which lists a bunch of primary sources, some of which I did not know yet, and would probably break my heart for good if I read through it in one sitting.
IT BROKE MY HEART. And all I did was read the
The one I have is this one which the DHM apparently photographed in a basement, using a phone from 2012.
Oh, wow, that one is new to me. So pop art of Fritz is a thing! See, this fandom is sooo educational.
sooo Katte it is.
Excellent choice! Pop art of Katte needs to be a thing. PS, I accept fanart treats for fandom exchanges like Yuletide. :D (Damn, I need to finish my letter. How am I supposed to participate in fanfic exchanges and study German and comment on German reading group and read and reply to
Re: Hi, I'm new and I don't know how dreamwidth works?
Date: 2020-10-04 05:06 am (UTC)Yay! Heinrich is my Problematic Fave :D
Re: Hi, I'm new and I don't know how dreamwidth works?
Date: 2020-10-03 07:25 pm (UTC)Browsing through tumblr, i did see some of your beautiful art, and so I’m doubly glad you’re joining us!
Re: Hi, I'm new and I don't know how dreamwidth works?
Date: 2020-10-03 08:01 pm (UTC)And when this whole thing started, I knew... just about zero about Fritz, I knew that he was maybe king of Prussia?? (At which point mildred started telling me about how he was king In Prussia for a while, but anyway...) So I've been indebted to
Feel free to chime in whenever and wherever you want! We do often have several threads going at once, so mildred usually suggests tracking the current post so you'll be informed of whenever new comments are added. (I think it's that little bell at the bottom of the post proper; being the host of the salon means that I don't have to track myself!) I also usually open a new post once the old one reaches 300 or so comments, so if there are no new comments for a day or two it's probably because we've moved over to a new post (and/or there's a fic deadline and everyone's working on their fic instead, ha). (I tag these posts as 'frederick the great.')
Re: Hi, I'm new and I don't know how dreamwidth works?
Date: 2020-10-03 08:18 pm (UTC)Recruitment into the Fritzian fandom is more friendly and more consensual than recruitment into the Fritzian army, but it's not much less organized and high-octane!
how he was king In Prussia for a while, but anyway...
On which I turned out to have been possibly chronologically wrong! I still have a bookmark from a Potsdam or Berlin gift shop that says that he became King of Prussia only with the first Polish Partition, but then Selenak found evidence (I forget what evidence) that he started calling himself that already in the 1740s and eventually just wore everyone down, Fritz-style, so...
The Queen of Hungary: *clears throat*