Hassling-Ketling of Elgin
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Ketling was a fictional character in Henryk Sienkiewicz's
novel Fire in the Steppe
, the third volume of his award-winning The Trilogy. A Scotsman, Ketling moved to Poland where he became a Colonel of Artillery in service of the king of Poland John Casimir.
Ketling got married to Krystyna Drohojowska
, a former fiancee of his friend, Michał Wołodyjowski.
Ketling was killed in the Siege of Kamieniec Podolski, when he (together with Wołodyjowski) blew himself up in a gunpowder depot.
The historical personality on which the character was loosely based was certain Major Heyking, a mercenary from Courland
and the commander of the Kamieniec Fortress during the said war.
In 1969 Jerzy Hoffman's
film Ketling is portrayed by Jan Nowicki
.
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz was a Polish journalist and Nobel Prize-winning novelist. A Polish szlachcic of the Oszyk coat of arms, he was one of the most popular Polish writers at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1905 for his...
novel Fire in the Steppe
Fire in the Steppe
Fire in the Steppe is a historical novel by the Polish author Henryk Sienkiewicz, published in 1888. It is the third volume in a series known to Poles as "the Trilogy," preceded by With Fire and Sword and The Deluge...
, the third volume of his award-winning The Trilogy. A Scotsman, Ketling moved to Poland where he became a Colonel of Artillery in service of the king of Poland John Casimir.
Ketling got married to Krystyna Drohojowska
Krystyna Drohojowska
Krystyna Drohojowska is a fictional character of the novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz, Fire in the Steppe. She is an beautiful orphan who marries Hassling-Ketling of Elgin....
, a former fiancee of his friend, Michał Wołodyjowski.
Ketling was killed in the Siege of Kamieniec Podolski, when he (together with Wołodyjowski) blew himself up in a gunpowder depot.
The historical personality on which the character was loosely based was certain Major Heyking, a mercenary from Courland
Courland
Courland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
and the commander of the Kamieniec Fortress during the said war.
In 1969 Jerzy Hoffman's
Jerzy Hoffman
Jerzy Hoffman is a Polish film director and screenwriter. He is the father of early Macintosh development team member Joanna Hoffman.-Selected filmography:*Battle of Warsaw 1920...
film Ketling is portrayed by Jan Nowicki
Jan Nowicki
Jan Nowicki is a Polish actor. He has appeared in 90 films and television episodes since 1967.-Selected filmography:* Colonel Wolodyjowski * Family Life * The Hour-Glass Sanatorium * Spiral...
.