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|country=Sweden|name=Krigshjärta (Campaign)
|number_of_players_per_run=50-500
|homepage_url=http://krigshjarta.com
|homepage_link_text=Krigshjärtas web page
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{{Infobox larp series
|image=Falkar.jpeg
|english_name=Heart of War
}}
'''Krigshjärta''' (Swedish: ''Heart of War'') is a Swedish low fantasy larp campaign, which started in 2006. Today, Krigshjärta is one of Sweden's most active larp campaigns with about 6 larps per year. The larps circle around a war between the totalitarian fascist country Cordovien, and the capitalist organization Gillet (Swedish: ''the Guild'') and about the nations caught in between.
The campaign aims high when it comes to equipment, esthetics and special effects, and players are usually expected to create a thought-through character with a suitable costume. In the war setting, many different stories can be played, and this is highly encouraged by the organizers. This makes Krigshjärta a larp suitable for many types of players and it becomes a meeting place for people interested in boffer, war strategy and action as well as emotional immersion, social realism and oppression themes. The cultures in the world of Krigshjärta are well-written and the cultural distinctions initiate interesting culture clashes, which makes it easy to create playable characters and scenarios.
Before 2011, the campaign consisted of four large larps (200-400 participants). Since 2011, the campaign evolved into being more participant governed, and this led to an amount of smaller larps popping up, as a complement to the larger ones.
== Participatory culture ==
Characters and plots are mainly up to players to create, and organizers usually only provide thematic framework, setting and a list of character types they wish to see at the larp. This has led to a huge participatory culture in which players not only create well written groups and characters, but also contribute with poems, songs, special effects and a generousity in sharing equipment and knowledge.
== The fiction ==
The larps take place in the world of Minea, with cultures reminding of the medieval Europe. Inspiration is also taken from the esthetics of steampunk, the World Wars I and II and the war in Vietnam.
'''Cultures:''' [[File:KH 4.jpeg|left|thumb|Cordovian crossbow soldier, Photo: Mathilda Hagfoss]]
*Cordovien: A totalitarian fascist island nation with a fanatic dedication to save the world from capitalism.
*Danna'Gil: A strange race (somewhat a mixture of steampunk elves and aliens), who fight on the Cordovian side, making high technology items and scientific experiments.
There are also other minor cultures too small to mention here.
== External links ==
*http://www.krigshjarta.com
*http://www.krigshjarta7.com
*[http://www.facebook.com/groups/krigshjartan/?ref=ts&fref=ts Krigshjärtan - Facebook group for campaign discussions]
[[Category: Larp series]]
