7.6.3 A Few Marks In History of Scania
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This article is from the Nordic countries FAQ, by Antti Lahelma and Johan Olofsson, with numerous contributions by others.
7.6.3 A Few Marks In History of Scania
An event that was in people's minds for a long while was that in 1612,
Gustav II Adolf's troops killed people in 24 congregations in Scania and in
the 1660's, the Scanian rebels - the "snapphanar", a well-known word even
today - were pierced and were put up and made an example of along the
Scanian country roads.
A certain sort of self-governing remained until 1720 but then was abolished.
The last time there was any fighting about the status of Scania was in 1811
in Klågerup outside Malmö. Peasants stood up to get rid of the Swedish
rulers but lost of course.
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