Statsskifte, kommunikation och människor. Identiteter och kulturella föreställningar i supplikskrivande i Halland under den första svenska tiden, 1645-1657

Sammanfattning: The year 1645, the Danish county 'Halland' became a province under the Swedish state. In this essay i study which cultural impact this change in nationality meant for the local population in Halland. I also look at other cultural patterns expressed by people in the 17th century. The studied material consists of so called 'suppliker', a kind of petitions which people could use to ask for demands. The theoretic methods will be theories of ethnicity, religion and identity.