institutions, such as the Diocese of Agder og Telemark, the Agder Court of Appeal, and the Agder Police District.

Name

The origin of the name Agder is uncertain. The Old Norse form of the name is Agðir or Egðafylki, and may derive from Old Norse ogð or Indo-European root *ak-, 'to be sharp', suggesting 'the land that juts out (into the sea)'.

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