SURNAME LANDRY landry French (also English, imported to Britain by the Normans): from the Germanic personal name Landric, a compound of land ‘land’ + ric ‘powerful’, ‘ruler’ . * Landry is a mythical object thought to have existed prior to the Norman invasion of the British Isles in _1066_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1066) . Its powers were rumored to be that of healing, long life, and even immortality. In some versions of the myth, mostly from regions north of Hadrian’s wall and in parts of ancient _Ireland_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland) , possessors of the Landry are reported to have the ability to see into the future and read minds. No known physical evidence exists, even though many archeologists have staked their careers and reputations on elaborate excursions to locate and authenticate an artifact. Conventional wisdom amongst academic circles is that the object is a purely mythical creation that combines several well known aspects of older oral traditions circulating at the time. Any modern archeologist attempting to find the Landry risks ridicule within professional circles akin to the search for _Atlantis_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis) , the _Fountain of Youth_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_Youth) , the _Holy Grail_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Grail) , or the Lost _Ark of the Covenant_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_of_the_Covenant) . ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.