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| A '''standing stone''' is a large man-made upright stone dating from the {{Wiki|Bronze Age}}, which typically can be found solely as {{Wiki|monoliths}}, or as part of a group of similar stones.
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| ==History==
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| In the 1st century BCE, the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] would often visit various stone circles throughout [[Egypt]] with his son [[Khemu]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
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| During the 6th century, the {{Wiki|Gaels|Irish Gaelic}} monk [[Brendan of Clonfert]] encountered numerous standing stones in [[England]] and later [[Vinland]], which had been engraved with mysterious symbols inscribed with an [[Isu script|ancient script]]. He would make writings documenting findings, leaving them behind in each location. Three centuries later, the [[Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir|Eivor]] visited these locations, finding the monk's documentations.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref>
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| ==Known standing stones==
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| *[[Aescforda Stones]] in [[Nottinghamshire]]
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| *[[Aveberie Megaliths]] in [[Hampshire]]
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| *[[Cosintun]] in [[Leicestershire]]
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| *[[Devil's Quoits]] in [[Gloucestershire]]
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| *[[Lord and Lady]] in [[Cambridgeshire]]
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| *[[Eorthburg Hlaw]] in Nottinghamshire
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| *[[Medeuuage Megaliths]] in [[Kent]]
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| *[[Mycel Fold]] in [[Shropshire]]
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| *[[Rodestan Monolith]] in [[Yorkshire]]
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| *[[Rollendritch]] in Gloucestershire
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| *[[Seahenge]] in [[East Anglia]]
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| *[[Stonehenge]] in Hampshire
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| *[[Tionontaté:ken]] in [[Vinland]]
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| ==Appearances==
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''
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