Troll (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 People 2 Literature 3 Movies 4 Games 5 Music 6 Slang 7 Other uses

A troll is a fictitious, mythological creature, related to elves or dwarves, or monsters.

Troll may also refer to:

[edit] People

• Karl Troll (1865 - 1954), an Austrian architect

[edit] Literature

• Troll (Middle-earth), in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth
• Troll (Dungeons & Dragons), in the Dungeons & Dragons fictional universe
• 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

[edit] Movies

• Troll (film), a 1986 film
  • Troll 2 and Troll 3, sequels to the above film.

[edit] Games

• Troll, in the Warcraft series of games
• Troll (Warhammer) in the Warhammer Fantasy setting
• Trollbloods in the HORDES game setting

[edit] Music

• Troll (band), a Norwegian black metal band
• Troll (Swedish band), a Swedish pop band
• Troll (album), a 2005 album by Norwegian folk metal band Lumsk

[edit] Slang

• Troll (Internet), a person who is deliberately inflammatory on the Internet in order to provoke a vehement response from other users
• Troll (gay), a slang term for gay men who wander about looking for sex or potential partners
• Patent troll, a derogatory phrase describing an individual or company with a patent portfolio containing patents, which it never intended to commercialize

[edit] Other uses

• Troll (automobile), a small Norwegian car manufacturer
• 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
• Troll (research station), a Norwegian Antarctic research station on Queen Maud Land
• Troll airfield, an airfield near the Troll research station
• Troll doll, a doll created by Thomas Dam in the 1960s
• Troll Platform A large gas production platform in the North Sea
• Trollz, an animated show