Troll Bridge

"Troll Bridge"

Author	Terry Pratchett
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	Discworld 1st short story – 3rd Individual story
Genre(s)	Fantasy clichés, Short story Characters Cohen the Barbarian Locations Death Bridge, Blade Mountains
Published in	ISBN 0-330-32027-0
Publication type	Compilation
Publisher	Pan Books
Media type	Print
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 Detritus,^[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

Troll Bridge title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Colin Smythe
L-Space Web

Reading order guide
Preceded by Moving Pictures (novel)	3rd Individual Story Published in 1992	Succeeded by Small Gods

Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Novels	The Colour of Magic The Light Fantastic Equal Rites Mort Sourcery Wyrd Sisters Pyramids Guards! Guards! Eric Moving Pictures Reaper Man Witches Abroad Small Gods Lords and Ladies Men at Arms Soul Music Interesting Times Maskerade Feet of Clay Hogfather Jingo The Last Continent Carpe Jugulum The Fifth Elephant The Truth Thief of Time The Last Hero The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents Night Watch The Wee Free Men Monstrous Regiment A Hat Full of Sky Going Postal Thud! Wintersmith Making Money Unseen Academicals I Shall Wear Midnight Snuff Raising Steam The Shepherd's Crown
Short stories	"Troll Bridge" "Theatre of Cruelty" "The Sea and Little Fishes" "Death and What Comes Next" "A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices" A Blink of the Screen (anthology)
Other books	The Discworld Companion The Science of Discworld The Science of Discworld II: The Globe The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day The Pratchett Portfolio The Art of Discworld The Unseen University Challenge The Wyrdest Link The Streets of Ankh-Morpork The Discworld Mapp A Tourist Guide to Lancre Death's Domain Nanny Ogg's Cookbook The Discworld Almanak Where's My Cow? The Unseen University Cut Out Book The Discworld Diaries Once More* with Footnotes The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld The Folklore of Discworld The World of Poo The Compleat Ankh-Morpork: City Guide
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Novels	The Colour of Magic The Light Fantastic Equal Rites Mort Sourcery Wyrd Sisters Pyramids Guards! Guards! Eric Moving Pictures Reaper Man Witches Abroad Small Gods Lords and Ladies Men at Arms Soul Music Interesting Times Maskerade Feet of Clay Hogfather Jingo The Last Continent Carpe Jugulum The Fifth Elephant The Truth Thief of Time The Last Hero The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents Night Watch The Wee Free Men Monstrous Regiment A Hat Full of Sky Going Postal Thud! Wintersmith Making Money Unseen Academicals I Shall Wear Midnight Snuff Raising Steam The Shepherd's Crown
Short stories	"Troll Bridge" "Theatre of Cruelty" "The Sea and Little Fishes" "Death and What Comes Next" "A Collegiate Casting-Out of Devilish Devices"
Mapps	The Streets of Ankh-Morpork The Discworld Mapp A Tourist Guide to Lancre Death's Domain
Science	The Science of Discworld Lie-to-children The Science of Discworld II: The Globe The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day
Art	The Pratchett Portfolio The Art of Discworld The Unseen University Cut Out Book
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