Troll (disambiguation)
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- The Wikipedia essay on troll behavior is at Wikipedia:What is a troll
A troll is a fictitious, mythological creature. Troll may also refer to:
- Companies
- Troll (automotive), a small Norwegian car manufacturer
- Trolltech, a computer software company from Oslo, Norway
- Trollywood, a film production facility from Trollhättan, Sweden
- Games
- Troll (Dungeons & Dragons), in the Dungeons & Dragons fictional universe
- Troll (Warcraft), in the Warcraft series of games
- Troll (Warhammer) in the Warhammer Fantasy setting
- Literature
- Troll (Middle-earth), in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth
- Troll (Discworld), on Terry Pratchett's fictional flat world the Discworld
- Troll (Harry Potter), in J. K. Rowling's fictional universe
- Trolls (Artemis Fowl), in the Artemis Fowl series
- Movies
- Troll (film), a 1986 film
- Troll 2, a 1990 sequel to Troll
- Troll 3, a 1990 sequel to Troll and Troll 2
- Music
- Troll (band), a Norwegian black metal band
- Troll metal, a subgenre of black metal, itself a subgenre of heavy metal music
- Slang
- Troll (Internet), a person who is deliberately inflammatory on the Internet in order to provoke a vehement response from other users.
- Troll Amongst gay men a man who cruises in parks etc is known as a troll and the practice as trolling.
- Patent troll, a derogatory phrase describing an individual or company with a patent portfolio containing patents, which it never intended to commercialize
- Television
- Trollz, an animated show.
- Other uses
- Fremont Troll, a piece of public art in Seattle, Washington
- Troll (angling), the practice of fishing by drawing a baited line or lure behind a boat. Should not be confused with trawling, done with net
- Troll (research station), a Norwegian Antarctic research station on Queen Maud Land
- Troll airfield, an airfield near the research station
- Troll doll, a doll created by Thomas Dam in the 1960s
- Troll Platform, one of the largest and most complex engineering projects in history