Troll Bridge
| "Troll Bridge" | |
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| Author | Terry Pratchett |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series |
Discworld 1st short story – 3rd Individual story |
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| Published in | ISBN 0-330-32027-0 |
| Publication type | Compilation |
| Publisher | Pan Books |
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| Publication date | 10/01/1992 |
"Troll Bridge" is a Discworld short story, written by Terry Pratchett in 1991 for a collection entitled After The King: Stories in Honour of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Set following the events of The Light Fantastic,[1] the story stars Cohen the Barbarian, who plans to prove himself by killing a troll in single combat. Instead, he and the troll find themselves reminiscing about how the Discworld used to be, when trolls all hid under bridges to be killed by heroes, and the land was not yet settled.
In 2011, a short film of Troll Bridge was in production by Snowgum Films.[2][3]
Characters
Cohen is the only recurring character from other Discworld novels. The Ankh-Morpork City Watch also has a troll constable by the name of Mica[4] and a troll called Chert (Mica's brother-in-law), who owns a sawmill, is mentioned in Witches Abroad.
References
- ↑ A Discworld Chronology
- ↑ "Making myths - and millions". Sydney Morning Herald. November 8, 2004. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ Homepage: "Snowgum Films".
- ↑ Thud!. Doubleday (publisher). 2005. ISBN 0-385-60867-5.
External links
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| Preceded by Moving Pictures (novel) |
3rd Individual Story Published in 1992 |
Succeeded by Small Gods |
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