Otto von Fieandt

Henrik Otto von Fieandt (1762–1823) was a Swedish colonel who fought in the 1788–90 war with Russia.

He appears in Johan Ludvig Runeberg's epic poem The Tales of Ensign Stål as an eccentric but valorous commander.

[2] By the time of the Russo-Swedish War of 1788 he was captain of a regiment, and participated in the Anjala conspiracy, for which he was pardoned.

[2] Von Fieandt is the titular character of the tenth poem comprising The Tales of Ensign Stål.

Runeberg paints him as an eccentric figure, stating that he spoke Finnish to his men, that he used a whip instead of a sword, and that he went into battle smoking a pipe.