18th-Century Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 36

[cahn]

Starting a couple of comments earlier than usual to mention there are a couple of new salon fics! These probably both need canon knowledge.

felis ficlets on siblings!

Siblings (541 words) by felisnocturna
Chapters: 2/2
Fandom: 18th Century CE RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Friedrich II von Preußen | Frederick the Great, Michael Gabriel Fredersdorf, August Wilhelm von Preußen | Augustus William of Prussia (1722-1758), Wilhelmine von Preußen | Wilhelmine of Prussia (1709-1758)
Summary:

Three Fills for the 2022 Three Sentence Ficathon.

Chapter One: Protective Action / Babysitting at Rheinsberg (Frederick/Fredersdorf, William+Henry+Ferdinand)
Chapter Two: Here Be Lions (Wilhelmine)

Unsent Letters fic by me:

Letters for a Dead King (1981 words) by raspberryhunter
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 18th Century CE RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Friedrich II von Preußen | Frederick the Great & Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig von Preußen (1726-1802)
Characters: Friedrich Heinrich Ludwig von Preußen | Henry of Prussia (1726-1802)
Additional Tags: Epistolary, Love/Hate, Talking To Dead People, Canonical Character Death, Dysfunctional Family
Summary:

Just because one's king and brother is dead doesn't mean one has to stop writing to him.

Comments

Re: Lehndorff

[selenak]

Kalckreuth: Well, he certainly diminished and went to the west, that is, Rheinsberg. Which wouldn't have happened if he'd only stuck with me instead of dumping me for bloody Kaphengst.

Mara: If you don't behave like a bastard (eine Canaille) with him, you don't get anywhere with this prince.

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, philosopher and writer of the Ring parable in "Nathan the Wise", in his youth translator for Voltaire at the Hirschel trial and disillusioned citizen of Prussia: I'm just glad neither Fritz nor Heinrich ever got their hand on the One Ring.

Re: Lehndorff

[mildred_of_midgard]

Allow me to quote your earlier commentary on said scenario:

God knows what Fritz would have one with the one ring, but he certainly wouldn't have been able to keep it unused for years (Tolkien) or even one year (movies) before the quest even starts, and somehow I suspect the Shire would have ended up going toe to toe with Gondor