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| Hassling-Ketling ofElgin | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | The Deluge |
| Last appearance | Fire in the Steppe |
| Created by | Henryk Sienkiewicz |
| Portrayed by | Jan Nowicki (Fire in the Steppe) |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Family | Unknown |
| Spouse | Krystyna Drohojowska |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Ketling (Hassling-Ketling ofElgin) is a fictional character inHenryk Sienkiewicz's novelFire in the Steppe, the third volume of his award-winningThe Trilogy. A Scotsman, Ketling moved to Poland where he became a Colonel of Artillery in service of the king of PolandJohn Casimir. Ketling marriedKrystyna Drohojowska, a former fiancée of his friend,Michał Wołodyjowski.
Ketling was killed in the Siege ofKamieniec 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 fromCourland and the commander of the Kamieniec Fortress during the said war.
In 1969Jerzy Hoffman'sfilm Ketling is portrayed byJan Nowicki.
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