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Häxprocessen 1669 Traditional Cache

Hidden : 9/23/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

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Besök platsen där 14 kvinnor och en man avrättades genom halshuggning 1669.
Visit the location of the mass execution of 14 women and one man in 1669.

Swedish

Massavrättningen utfördes 24 augusti 1669, de skulle halshuggas, varefter deras lik skulle brännas på bål offentligt.

Utöver avrättningarna så piskades 148 barn med ris mellan sex och trettio gånger och en pojke fick löpa gatlopp mellan de andra sockenpojkarna.

Det sitter en liten skylt på ett rör som visar året och platsen för händelserna.
Mer information: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A4xprocessen_i_Mora

English

The execution took place on 24 August 1669. The condemned were to be decapitated, after which their corpses were to be burnt at the stake.

Aside from the executions, 148 children were whipped and one boy was sentenced to running the gauntlet between the other village boys.

There is a small sign on a pole at the location which shows the year and location.
More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mora_witch_trial

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[SWE] Uötg hcc [ENG] Uvtu hc

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)