Mora

Mora lies at the northern end of Lake Siljan, where the waters of the Österdalälven meet the lake. Farms and villages around the shore formed a community with strong local traditions. In the winter of 1520–21 the fugitive Gustav Eriksson, later known as Gustav Vasa, came to Dalarna seeking support against King Christian II.

Tradition places Gustav's appeal to the people of Mora by the church. His journey through Dalarna became surrounded by stories of pursuit and rescue, though their details cannot all be established. Support gathered in the province helped launch the rebellion that brought him to the Swedish throne. Relations with the new king were not always peaceful: in 1525 Mora's priest Jakob Persson joined opposition to Gustav and fled to Norway after being removed from office.