Chapter Lamington to Landscape Gardening of L by Brewer's Readers Handbook

sometimes brought there, as was Ossian the poet son of Fingal; and while they lived in it were gifted in the same manner as the fairy people themselves, and partook of their pleasures.

Land of Promise. In ancient Gaelic romantic tales, mention is often made of Tir Tairrngire, the Land of Promise, Fairyland, as being one of the chief dwelling-places of the Dedannans or fairy host. In many passages this Land of Promise is identified with Inis-Manann, or the Isle of Man, which was ruled over by Mannanan Mac Lir, the sea-god, and named from him.

Landeyda [“the desolation of the country”], the miraculous banner of the ancient Danes, on which was wrought a raven by the daughters of Regner Lodbrok. It was under this banner that Hardrada and Tostig attacked Harold at the battle of Stamford Bridge, a little before the battle of Senlac (Hastings).

Landi (The Fête of the). Charlemagne showed to pilgrims once a year the relics of the chapel in Aix-la- Chapelle. Charles le Chauve removed the relics to Paris, and exhibited them once a year in a large field near the boulevard St. Denis [D’nee]. A procession was subsequently formed, and a fair held the first Monday after St. Barnabas’s Day.

Le mot Latin indictum signifie un jour et un lieu indiqués pour quelque assemblée du peuple. LY, changé d’abord en e, le fut définitivement en a. On dit donc successivement, au lieu d’indictum; l’indict, l’endit, l’andit, et enfin landi.—Dumas: L’Horoscope, i.

Landois (Peter), the favourite minister of the duc de Bretagne.—Sir W. Scott: Anne of Geierstein (time, Edward IV.).

Landscape Gardening (Father of), Lenotre (1613–1700).