Editing Charles XII of Sweden (section)

== In popular culture ==

He is referred to in the anime ''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]'' as the Swedish Meteor; whose similarity to Reinhard von Lohengramm may portend the dynasty dying out without a successor.

August Strindberg's 1901 play ''[[Carl XII (play)|Carl XII]]'' is about him.

The 1925 Swedish film ''[[Charles XII (film)|Charles XII]]'' is a two-part silent epic starring [[Gösta Ekman (senior)|Gösta Ekman]] the Elder portraying his reign.

In the 1968 Polish film ''[[Hrabina Cosel]]'', Charles XII is portrayed by [[Daniel Olbrychski]].

In the 1983 Swedish comedy film ''{{ill|Kalabaliken i Bender|sv|Kalabaliken i Bender (film)|vertical-align=sup}}'', Charles XII is portrayed by [[Gösta Ekman]] the Younger.

In 2007, Charles XII was portrayed by Eduard Flerov in the Russian drama ''[[The Sovereign's Servant]]''.

Charles XII appears in the absurdist comedy ''[[A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence]]'' (2014), in which his army passes a modern-day cafe on their way to, and retreating from, the [[Battle of Poltava]]. He is played by Viktor Gyllenberg.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinema-scope.com/spotlight/pigeon-sat-branch-reflecting-existence/|title=Cinema Scope &#124; A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (Roy Andersson, Sweden)|website=cinema-scope.com|date=18 December 2014|access-date=25 January 2020|archive-date=25 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125213322/https://cinema-scope.com/spotlight/pigeon-sat-branch-reflecting-existence/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/a-pigeon-sat-on-a-branch-reflecting-on-existence/review/|title=A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence review: 'heaven'|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=23 April 2015|via=www.telegraph.co.uk|access-date=25 January 2020|archive-date=21 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821202258/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/a-pigeon-sat-on-a-branch-reflecting-on-existence/review/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Swedish power metal band [[Sabaton (band)|Sabaton]] wrote an [[Carolus Rex (album)|album]] named after him, which includes several songs about his life.<ref>{{Cite interview|last=Sundström|first=Pär|title=Pär Sundström interview – Carolus Rex – Part 2/3|publisher=Sabaton|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCAbEDo26Ac|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708052145/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCAbEDo26Ac&gl=US&hl=en|archive-date=8 July 2020|url-status=bot: unknown|via=YouTube|date=7 December 2018|access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref>