Bjæring was a legendary chieftain who, according to local
legends
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Legend(s) or The Legend(s) may also refer to:
Narrative
* A fictitious identity used in espionage
Books, comic books, and theater
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, were buried in the Bjærum grave (''Bjærumfunnet'') in
Hægebostad
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,
Agder
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,
Norway
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. The grave has been dated to the
Migration Period
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between AD 200 and 550.
References
Other sources
*Stylegar, Frans-Arne (2007
''Farmers, Mariners, and Lords of Long-ago - Archaeology and Pre-history in the Agder region''(Vest-Agder County Council)
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Tumuli
Legendary Norsemen