was introduced, in which the property of local vicars was also declared crown property, and valuables were confiscated from local churches and shrines - a visible sign of the reformation which caused opposition among the peasantry and contributed to the Dalecarlian rebellions and the Dacke War. References Reduktion, hist., 6. Gustaf Vasas reduktion från kyrkan i Nordisk familjebok (andra upplagan, 1915) . Sweden Cultural history of Sweden Early Modern history of Sweden Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland 1520s in Sweden 1530s in Sweden 1540s in Sweden 16th century in Finland 16th century in Sweden Gustav I of Sweden