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Ellert was the eldest of the two Giants living in the Orvelte region of Drenthe. He used to live on the fields with his son Brammert, where they robbed and murdered unsuspecting travelers. One day they captured a girl from Orvelterveen. The story has several different endings.[1][2]

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  1. Uitgeverij Verba: De mooiste Nederlandse Sagen en Legenden
  2. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellert_en_Brammert
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