Mora witch trial than decapitated, as they were in Sweden. Mora witch trial The Mora witch trial, which took place in Mora, Sweden, in 1669, is the most internationally famous Swedish witch trial. Reports of the trial spread throughout Europe, and a provocative German illustration of the execution is considered to have had some influence on the Salem witch trials. It was the first mass execution during the great Swedish witch hunt of 1668–1676. After the trial against Märet Jonsdotter in Härjedalen in 1668, rumours began to spread throughout the country that witches abducted children to the Witches' Sabbath of Satan in Blockula.
Stones of Mora Stones of Mora The Stones of Mora () is a historic location in Knivsta where Swedish kings were elected until 1457. The origin of the tradition is unknown. The name "Stones of Mora", "Mora stenar" in Swedish, was originally in singular, "Mora sten" "Stone of Mora", and referred to a "king stone" on which the newly elected king stood after the election. Later monuments in stone around the Stone of Mora, commemorating different elections, changed the name to the plural form. Another name often used referring to the place where the king was elected was "Mora äng", "Meadow of Mora".