Finally got some of the stills for a film project we worked on a couple of weeks ago. Looking forward to get a chance to edit together a short video or mock trailer out of it and maybe get a chance to film some stuff of their later historical periods over the next few months. Maybe~
I decided to answer these questions in one post, I hope it’s okay. :)
So you guys are interested in Austro-Hungarian relations? Oh boy….Do you really want me to recite three books worth of history? Because let me tell you, half the history a normal Hungarian student learns in school is about Austria and us.
Let me summarize our relationship through the ages in a ‘short’ recap:
800-1000: first meetings between the two, Hungary being an invasive threat that had to be stopped
1000-1526: Austrians slowly get used to the Hungarian neighbours, but still see them as a threat to their existence - there is commerce forming between the two though
-1526: the year Austria decides to take claim of whatever is left of Hungary (he has been looking for an opening like that for a few centuries)
-1526-1711: Austria treats Hungary like any other underling of his — at one point (1529) Hungary is ‘kidnapped’ by Turkey but Austria gets her back (1686), Hungary has enough of both him and Turkey though and wants to be free (rebellions)
-1711-1848: Austria is willing to listen more to what Hungary has to say for her rights in the Empire but he refuses to grant many of her wishes (while he also promises lots of things and then goes back on his words) which angers her to the point of declaring independence (48-49 independence war)
-1849-59: Austria takes revenge on Hungary for her deeds with an iron fist, trying to get his control back over her but it only sours the relationship between the two even more
-1859-67: Austria realizes that his crumbling condition as an Empire weakened him and so he has no other choice but to seek a compromise with Hungary (ironically his greatest support in the Empire) so the two form a dual monarchy
-1867-1918: Austro-Hungarian Empire, golden age, cultural exchange, prosperity, etc., Hungarian people slowly warm up to the formerly hated emperor, “the romantic era” (as described by Austrian article)
-1918-1921: first world war, the Empire is unprepared for a modern war and quickly crumbles from the inside, the Entente decides to tear the two apart, Hungary realizes that it is necessary and accepts it (even fights for it) but Austria makes two desperate last ditch attempts to reclaim the Hungarian throne
-1920: Trianon for Hungary, Saint-Germain for Austria — both national traumas - Hungary loses all her former glory and part of her identity while Austria barely makes it out alive (that’s why he wanted to unify with Germany)
-1921-1955: second world war, Anschluss - Germany becomes Hungary’s new neighbour which freaks Hungary out, later Austria becomes neutral in 55 while Hungary gets taken by Soviet Russia
-1955-1989: relations are severed for the most part but Austria tries to help out Hungary in any way he can while still maintaining his neutrality (taking in Hungarian refugees in 1956, also accepting Hungarians who go to get work in Austria)
-1989-today: relations are back on track, social-economical exchanges, the two are very influental to each other in political issues too
Most Hungarians of today have a good opinion on Austria, but watch out because on national Holidays (march 15, oct 6) these same people will hate on Austrians a lot. That’s just how it is: we have a love-hate relationship.
So yes, I also think that he has a face that just demands to be kissed and slapped at the same time.
I personally love the country and it’s people very much! Thanks for the questions! ❤️
so today we had our 3rd annual Hetalian Secret Santa cosplay gathering (more pics to come, I promise!) and as always I went as APH Hungary and as I was leaving everyone one surprised me by lining up and giving me hugs, one-by-one, and one APH America cosplayer told me that they enjoy every Hungary cosplay I do and that I am their ideal head canon for her. That made me feel so amazing, like you have no idea ^^ Below is a pic of me with my Prussia!
![trichro:[HETALIA] ON LOCATION Finally got some of the stills for a film project we worked on a cou](https://64.media.tumblr.com/4a5c430257a884cf81077e667dec0aa7/tumblr_ne4lmnLEaZ1tvh2xfo3_1280.png "trichro:[HETALIA] ON LOCATION Finally got some of the stills for a film project we worked on a cou")
![trichro:[HETALIA] ON LOCATION Finally got some of the stills for a film project we worked on a cou](https://64.media.tumblr.com/8328f5fc0dc0235b15663e676f7f0dcb/tumblr_ne4lmnLEaZ1tvh2xfo1_1280.png "trichro:[HETALIA] ON LOCATION Finally got some of the stills for a film project we worked on a cou")
![trichro:[HETALIA] ON LOCATION Finally got some of the stills for a film project we worked on a cou](https://64.media.tumblr.com/17259a8ba795b5db6a49d26b20168214/tumblr_ne4lmnLEaZ1tvh2xfo2_1280.png "trichro:[HETALIA] ON LOCATION Finally got some of the stills for a film project we worked on a cou")
