In this same neighborhood also are the famous Mora Stones, where in the Middle Ages the election ceremony and the crowning of the Swedish kings took place with great solemnity.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
Fended by Parmenio from the Hellespontine shore, it did the best it could by waiting on the farther bank of the Granicus, the nearest considerable stream which enters the MarMora, in order either to draw Alexander's attack, or to cut his communications, should he move on into the continent.
"The Ancient East"
D. G. Hogarth
The weather was glorious, and the scene far finer than any of us had anticipated-the view from the mountain extending over the entire city, gorgeous in the rich colouring of its domes and minarets; while, at one side, the golden horn was visible, crowded with ships of every nation, and, at the other, a glimpse might be had of the sea of MarMora, blue and tranquil as it lay beneath.
"The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete"
Charles James Lever (1806-1872)