Many who examined the stone believed it to be an early baptismal font “hastily buried for security on the approach of some party of Danish pirates.” Others have speculated the object was a chest, or coffer, for the safe keeping of church valuables, which would accord with the fittings for a stone lid and comport with the Viking theory.
Many who scrutinized the stone thought it was an early baptismal font hastily buried to protect it from some group of Danish pirates. Others have speculated that the object was a chest, or coffer, designed to safeguard church valuables, which would align with the fittings for a stone lid and support the Viking theory.