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Troll

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

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Etymology

Norse mythology

Scandinavian folklore

In popular culture

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Troll

Nodes68
Edges67
Triples47
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029412
Components1

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Troll

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related to Scandinavian folklore · 12
Troll → According, Anglo-Celtic, Christian, However, John Lindow, Later, Lindow, Numerous, Scandinavian, Swedish, Therefore, They
related to In popular culture · 8
Troll → Beginning, Dragons, Dungeons, Hollywood, Tolkien's Middle-earth, Trolls, Trolls Band Together, Trolls World Tour
related to Norse mythology · 8
Troll → According, Bragi, Bragi Boddason, In Norse, In Old Norse, Old Norse, Skáldskaparmál, The Prose Edda
related to Etymology · 7
Troll → Additionally, Middle High German, Old Norse, Proto-Germanic, The, The Old Norse, Vladimir Orel
see also · 4
Troll → Danish, Hölgabrúðr, Norse, The MoominsHugo
related to External links · 3
Troll → Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
is a · 2
Troll → being in Nordic folklore, name of a 2022 Norwegian movie released by Netflix on December 1
related to Other · 2
Troll → It, Neanderthals

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trolls beings norse folklore old may scandinavian described sometimes human modern jötunn word mountains later like live also mythology popular

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Trollis abeing in Nordic folklore0.90text
Trollis aname of a 2022 Norwegian movie released by Netflix on December 10.90text
in Tolkien's Middle-earth or the Dungeonsinstance ofwith classic examples being the portrayal of trolls in works0.80text
Trollrelated to EtymologyThe Old Norse0.60section
Trollrelated to EtymologyMiddle High German0.60section
Trollrelated to EtymologyVladimir Orel0.60section
Trollrelated to EtymologyOld Norse0.60section
Trollrelated to EtymologyProto-Germanic0.60section
Trollrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Trollrelated to EtymologyAdditionally0.60section
Trollrelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Trollrelated to External linksMedia0.60section

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