Trow (folklore)

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A trow or trowe is a mythical creature of the Orkney and Shetland islands, which may have been based on the Scandinavian troll. Trowes are said to be small, naughty, little creatures who live in mounds and nooks. Sea trowes live under the water and are very lazy. They are said to be nocturnal, and even when they come out at night, they are invisible to many. Trows are also seen in many tales from Australia. They are seen as small, rotund sea creatures. Many tales have seen the fact that trows are folklore and not real creatures due to the fact that some are "invisible". For more information search "Folklore Trow" on any reliable search engine Trowe is Scots for troll [1].

[edit] Trow in Popular Culture

Trows are characters in Bungie's Myth computer game series.
Trowe appear in the flagship title of InXile, The Bard's Tale, as the prevalent enemy and a source of musical interludes.
Jeremy Grey, owner of the Grey Detective Agency is a Trow in the Merry Gentry series by Laurell K. Hamilton.