In 1877, Dr. J. R. Aspelin, of Helsingfors, drew attention to the existence of similar figures in Finland and on the east coast of Sweden. Fig. 125 shows a form found by him on an island not far from Borgo, Finland. He describes some of the figures as having one "centre," others two, and others again none at all. They are usually from ten to fifteen yards in diameter. One large specimen, nearly twenty yards across (Fig. 126), at Wisby, on the Island of Gothland, is of a design very similar to the circular labyrinth which appears on certain coins of Knossos. They were generally found on islands or close to the sea-coast, and were known by various names in different localities (see p. 150). [Illustration: FIG. 126.--Stone Labyrinth at Wisby, Gothland. (Aspelin.)] The fishermen and peasants said that they were used for children's games, a girl standing at the centre whilst the boys raced for her along the winding paths; but Dr. Aspelin pointed out that they were in any case ancient remains, and thought that the idea might have originated in the Bronze Age. Corresponding figures have been found in Iceland, and a somewhat similar arrangement, consisting of concentric circles of pebbles, with sometimes a cross at the centre, has long been known in the province of Brandenburg, Germany. It seems to have escaped the notice of most writers on the subject that long before the nineteenth century these objects were described by the Swedish antiquarian Rudbeck, from whose "Atlantica" (1695) we reproduce the sketch shown in Fig. 127. The names given to these devices in the various localities in which they occur are of some interest. Around the Finnish coasts the names _Jatulintarha_ (Giant's Fence) and _Pietarinleikki_ (St. Peter's Game) predominate. Around Helsingfors the figures are more frequently spoken of as "Ruins of Jerusalem," "City of Nineveh," or "Walls of Jericho." In the neighbourhood of Viborg they are known as _Jätinkatu_ (Giant's Street), _Kivitarha_ (Stone-fence), or _Lissabon_. [Illustration: FIG. 127.--Scandinavian Stone Labyrinth. (O. Rudbeck, 1695.)] In Lappland a common term is _Babylon_; in Iceland, where the mazes are sometimes formed of earth, the name applied is _Völundarhus_ (Wieland's, or Weyland's, House). In Norway and Sweden they are sometimes called _Nunnentarha_ (Nun's Fence), _Jungfrudans_ (Maiden's Dance), or _Rundborg_ (Round Castle), and on an island in the Kattegat the name _Trelleborg_ (The Troll's, or Giant's, Castle) is found; but more frequently they are known by some name akin to our "Troy-town," such as _Trojin_, _Trojeburg_, _Trojenborg_, or _Tröborg_. Another name sometimes associated with them was _Steintanz_ (Stone Dance). The Wisby labyrinth is named _Tröjeborg_. [Illustration: FIG. 128.--Danish Runic Stone Cross, with Labyrinth Figure. (O. Worm, 1651.)]