sentences:  The view was espoused by W.G.Collingwood and later still by Frank Stenton, who speculates that Eric might have attempted to regain the kingdom or was fighting off pursuers.Finnur Jónsson re-interprets the alternative tradition in a historical light by proposing that "Span-" ‘Spain’ in "Ágrip" goes back to a scribal confusion for "Stan"-, which in turn would have referred to Stainmore (OE *"Stan").