Hans Tausen and numerous other Scandinavians studied in Wittenberg in the period around and after 1520. There they received important influences from Martin Luther for the Reformation in Scandinavia.
Portrait of Martin Luther (1483–1546), wood engraving, 1546, unknown artist; source: Kungliga biblioteket, Stockholm, reproduction: Jens Östman, Kungliga biblioteket - The National Library of Sweden.