The Jarl nodded, "At Rok in Sweden a stone stands that bears this verse as part of an inscription in runes. These lines are a memory of Theodoric Flavius, the Ostrogothic King of Italy. Even in far off Scandinavia they heard of the fame of the Amaling Goth."

"But who the Maerings were is uncertain, though another poet preserves the memory that Theodoric was their ruler:

Theodoric ruled for thirty years
the Maerings’ stronghold; many knew that. "