In Sweden, 71 people were executed in a single day at Torsåker, marking one of the most concentrated mass executions for witchcraft in European history. The trials relied heavily on children's testimonies about being taken to Blåkulla, the witches' mountain gathering place, before authorities began questioning the reliability of such evidence.

The Torsåker executions' dramatic concentration influenced Swedish literary memory and folk traditions. Writers and poets explored the psychological dimensions of mass execution, the tragedy of believing children's fantastical stories, and the moment when societal conscience finally questioned the validity of witchcraft prosecutions based on unreliable testimony.