She is 'a legend in her own time'. = She is 'a living legend'. [=she has become a legend while still living]
I don't believe the 'legends' I've heard about this forest.
The gravestone bears the 'legend' “Rest in Peace.”
(..) heroes, my lord. They want the bards to sing of their deeds. -It's going to be a short song. How can you blame them, your legend is known from the high seas and the snow barriers, to the great island kingdom. You are the moster slayer. -We may nah the monsters now. The Christ God has killed it, (..)2007 Beowulf