When Satan's Rage Swept Over Sweden - Nätbladet Svensk Historia

In 1668, Satan's fury was unleashed in Sweden. Suddenly, women were accused of witchcraft and association with the devil. The capital sent out a witchcraft commission with the right to mete out the death penalty. Judges began to fall — and that became the spark that caused the witch's pyre to flare up all over the country. “The Great Noise” had begun. And before it fell silent, close to 300 women's lives would have been extinguished. Source