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Up to the 13th century the Scandinavians and Henry of Livonia in his chronicle called the town Lindanisa: Lyndanisse in Danish, Lindanäs in Swedish, also mentioned as Ledenets in Old East Slavic.

According to some theories the name derived from mythical Linda, the wife of Kalev and the mother of Kalevipoeg.

who in an Estonian legend carried rocks to her husband's grave that formed the Toompea hill.