Troll

"Bridge Troll," a sculpture in Seattle.

A troll is a class of being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings.

Later, in Scandinavian folklore, trolls became beings in their own right, where they live far from human habitation, are not Christianized, and are considered dangerous to human beings. Depending on the source, their appearance varies greatly; trolls may be ugly and slow-witted, or look and behave exactly like human beings, with no particularly grotesque characteristic about them.

Trolls are sometimes associated with particular landmarks, which at times may be explained as formed from a troll exposed to sunlight. Trolls are depicted in a variety of media in modern popular culture.

Troll in "The Boring Beast"

Trolls were among the creatures which Sloth-Amok conjured out of the Treasury of s'tegoR.

Troll in Every Inch a King

Trolls were native to a number of kingdoms, including Schlepsig and the kingdoms of the Nekemte Peninsula.

Otto of Schlepsig and Max of Witte encountered two trolls during their flight from Shqiperi.

Troll in "The Mammyth"

Trolls pulled the subway for the city of Metropolis. Even though subway riders paid a Metrognome to ride, the trolls sometimes collected another toll from riders before letting them board. Tundra Dawn's group of heroes met one such being during their quest.

Troll in "The Old Grind"

Trolls coexisted with giants and dwarves in the Orkney Islands in the early 10th century.