Medieval and Manuscripts

David Lyndsay

Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount (c. 1486 – c. 1555; surname sometimes transcribed as Lindsay) was a Scottish knight, poet, and herald who gained the highest heraldic office of Lyon King of Arms. He remains a well regarded poet whose works reflect the spirit of the Renaissance, specifically as a makar.

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• ▸Church of the Holy Innocents, Mount Peel
• ▸Breadalbane (ship)
• ▸Gertrude of Poland

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