Lars Nilsson (died 1693) was a Sami who was burned at the stake for being a follower of the old Sami religion in Arjeplog in Sweden during the time of the Christianization of the Sámi people. == Background == In 1691, the authorities of both the Church of Sweden and the State sent a couple of Christian Sami to investigate a case of suspicious sorcery of the Sami Lars Nilsson.
Lars Nilsson (died 1693) was a Sami who was burned at the stake for being a follower of the old Sami religion in Arjeplog in Sweden during the time of the Christianization of the Sámi people. == Background == In 1691, the authorities of both the Church of Sweden and the State sent a couple of Christian Sami to investigate a case of suspicious sorcery of the Sami Lars Nilsson.
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