A Nation Told Through Its Kings
A collectible playing card series inspired by Lithuania’s rulers, chronicles, and cultural memory.
THE ROYAL COURT
The first deck in the series presents Lithuania’s historical monarchs, queens, and knights through original playing card art.
Its court is built around rulers whose lives were shaped by wars, dynastic alliances, political ambition, cultural exchange, and the rise of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Each card combines portraiture, heraldry, symbolism, and historical detail, forming a visual court drawn from the best-documented chapters of Lithuania’s medieval past.
THE LEGENDARY COURT
The second deck turns toward an earlier and less fully preserved layer of Lithuania’s past.
Its kings are remembered not through complete biographies, but through decisive acts, transformations, and turning points that endured in chronicles and cultural memory.
Together, they represent origin, early political power, resistance, sacrifice, and sacred change—figures whose stories helped shape Lithuania’s national epic and historical imagination.
Kickstarter pre-launch page now live.
Can You Name the Four Kings?
At the heart of The Legendary Court stand four rulers, each representing a defining turning point preserved in Lithuania’s chronicles and cultural memory.
One of their names has already been revealed in the deck’s introduction. Attentive followers may already know it — the first challenge is to decide which card belongs to him.
Study all four completed card designs. Look closely at their clothing, symbols, attributes, colors, and character, then match each ruler to the correct suit:
King of Diamonds
King of Spades
King of Clubs
King of Hearts
Click the button on the right and enter one name beside each suit. Submit your answer by August 1.
Every fully correct entry wins.
Every correct entry receives a Dealer’s Coin.
The first three also receive a Royal Court deck.
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Not just playing cards — this is storytelling in your hands.
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Real Historical Figures
Appeals to card collectors, tabletop gamers, art lovers, and historians.
Raise the Patriotic Pride
Dedicated to those whose blood boils when they hear the words: Perkūnas, Žalgiris, Lietuva!
Great Artistic Gift
Even if your blood doesn't boil, a set of these artistic decks of cards can make a wonderful gift for yourself or your loved ones.
The Epic Stories Behind the Cards
Rising from misty pagan forests, squeezed between the Christian powers of the West and East, the Baltic tribes should have vanished.
Most did.
But the Lithuanians did not.
They united through blood, sword, and diplomacy, forged the Kingdom of Lithuania, and built the largest state in medieval Europe — stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea.
They faced the East — and defeated the Golden Horde.
They faced the West — and did not bow.
For a time, they held the line for all of Europe.
And though Lithuania was eventually erased from the map, as all empires are, its beginning was unlike any other — unexpected, illogical, miraculous.
This is the story of that beginning.
This is the legacy our cards awaken.
Why This Matters
Lithuania was the last pagan kingdom of Europe — and one of the most powerful.
These decks don’t just entertain. They educate, inspire, and reignite forgotten pride.
The Monarchs of Lithuania is an independent authorial project created by Lithuanian-born, California-based designer and illustrator Tautvydas Kaltenis. The series combines historical research, original illustration, playing card design, and visual storytelling.
The story begins with one historic deck.
A second, mythical chapter awaits…
The saga continues with The Legendary Court – coming soon. Follow the journey now to help shape it.
Be Among the First to Hold History in Your Hands!
Discover the beauty of history.
Play with legends, learn through art — from the studio that brings the past to life.
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