of 0 XFO^p^S H1%E. m 
both confirm, by the authorities of Stephanu^ Stephaniu^^ in his 
Commentaries on the firft Book of Saxo Grammaticus^s Hiftory of 
I^enmark.-, ^ndSvaningiu^^gr^ve^nd^^kh^u\U^ritero^' that Na- 
tion, though what they cite of the latter (if that be all he fays) 
fcarce proves quite fo much. 
9 5 . Befide the ereftion of Stones in Foreign Nations Upon the 
lofs of one King^ and eleSfion of another, what if I (liould add 
that its alfo very likely that the fame might be done at the Inv^efti- 
ture of a Conqueror into a new acquired Principality : Thus why 
might not i?f?//<9, either being compelled as z younger brother^ to 
leave Denmark or Norway^ as was appointed by the Law of the 
former Kingdom^ and to feek him a new feat ; or forced from 
the latter for Piracy by King Harold Harfager^ as in the Chronicle 
of Norway ^ ; I fay,why might not RoUo after good fuccefs againft 
thofe he invaded (as Walfingham fays exprefly he was ^, though 
in another place) be elected King by his followers^ and be inaugu- 
rated here, as well as there, within fuch a circle of Jiones^ which 
bearing his name to this very day, and he being acknowledged 
both by Bromton ^ and FlorilegU6 ^ to have beaten the Saxons^ and 
to have tarryed in this Nation a whole Winter, it is highly pro- 
bable he might be. 
96. For if we enquire into the origin of the name of this 
Cirque of flones^ we (hall find that JReiC]^ or l^UC fignifies a King- 
dom^ and fomtimes a King^ as €^XiXtii\^ fratP, the Queen^ or Kings 
woman ^ : Whence 'tis plain, that thefe /tones feem ftill to be cal- 
led the flones of King Rollo^ or perhaps rather of Rollo's King- 
dom^ for it was cuftomary for them to have fo many Cirques of 
ftones as Kingdoms^ though in the fame Country, Thus, as Wor- 
mim teftifies, there are three at this day in the Kingdom of Den- 
mark.'-, one la Seland^ another in Schoneland^ and a third in the 
CiwZrzV^ Territory, becaufe thefe were anciently three diftind 
Principalities^ and under the dominion of as many Kings \ as 'tis 
certain England was alfo about this time. 
97. And if this conje6fure may be allowed to take place, we 
arefupplyed alfo with a reafon why we have no tumulus in or near 
this monument^ there being no King or eminent Commander il2i\n^ 
but only a conquefl of the enemy in or near this place, intimated 
* ThoWalfingham^sYpodigmai'Jeuflriiemprincipio. ^Vid.Chronicon. Horwegicum- * Tho.Walfmghamt 
T^odigmaNeuftriainprincip. i foh. Bromton Abbat- Jornal. in An.%-j'!^. s Matth.Weflmon. tn An- %^J„ 
* Vid. Petri Dafypodii J)i£iionar, Lat. German, in verb. Regno- ' Ol. Wormii Mon- Pan. lib. i c<ip. 12- 
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