Trolls | From Norse Myth to Middle-Earth

Man-eating giants are commonplace in mythology and folklore across the world, and among the most famous are trolls. Hailing from Norse mythology and Scandinavian folktales, trolls have become some of the most widespread of mythical creatures, appearing in Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and so much more. This program will detail the history behind one of fiction's most beloved and infamous monsters!
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MUSIC:
"Einherjer"
"Vinterns Drom"
"Fra Nordri" by Adrian von Ziegler
CLIPS:
"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"
Stock footage of snowcapped mountains
OPENING:
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ARTISTS FEATURED:
John Howe
John Bauer
Theodor Kittelsen
Alexandra Tetyakova
David Paulson
Paa Myren
Moritz Lacusteanu
Robin Olasson
Ekaterina Yakovleva
Andrea Schepisi
Davide Trisoni
Dominik Derow
Eduard Borisov
Dariusz Kieliszek Ill
Miklos Ligeti
Bryan Wynia
Einar Martinsen
Riccardo Zoppello
Rui Goncalves
Aleksandra Makarova
Jaroslaw Marcinek
REFERENCES:
www.sacred-texts.com/neu/pre/...
www.newworldencyclopedia.org/...
www.britannica.com/topic/troll
www.lifeinnorway.net/norwegia...
folklorethursday.com/folktale...
en.lillehammer.com/things-to-....
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Пікірлер: 82

  • @Ilikestuff69
    @Ilikestuff69 Жыл бұрын

    It's great to see trolls getting more attention. They're an underrated classic. I wrote a book about a world thick with fog and full of trolls. They're a lot of fun to write.

  • @8balls122

    @8balls122

    Жыл бұрын

    what's it called?

  • @dubuyajay9964

    @dubuyajay9964

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@8balls122 Yeah, you selling it?

  • @8balls122

    @8balls122

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dubuyajay9964 I'm asking where I can get it, sounds like a cool setting.

  • @dubuyajay9964

    @dubuyajay9964

    Жыл бұрын

    @@8balls122 Sorry, I was asking him (her?).

  • @8balls122

    @8balls122

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dubuyajay9964 well you replied to me so I got confused :p

  • @edwatson4997
    @edwatson4997 Жыл бұрын

    The Three Billy Goats Gruff was always one of my childhood favorites. I think a detailed history of that story would be interesting. Good content, great channel.

  • @SilverWolfMage
    @SilverWolfMage Жыл бұрын

    The fact the word troll was a catch all, is such a disservice to other supernatural beings. Even if it was the way of things back in the day. Someone: "TROLL!" Witch/Giant/Demon/Vampire/Werewolf: "Excuse you..." I hadn't thought of trolls being like Neanderthals' till you mentioned it in this video. Now I can't look at trolls the same. But it makes sense. Trolls dislike all things Christian? Huh. That's also something new to me. Thank you for another wonderfully done video! Always love learning new things.

  • @StarryTiger
    @StarryTiger Жыл бұрын

    Just started watching your videos as a fellow fan of folklore! I come from Sweden and over here Trolls are not always inherently evil nor stupid. Some times they represent the danger of the wilderness/the unknown, some times they are their own people living outside of human society with their own culture and family bonds. Many times they are dangerous, but some times they are just tricksters or just like people like you and I. In Swedish folk lore many things represent nature, and the danger and beauty it brings, and the respect it deserves, and I too see Trolls as part of that. They are nature spirits just like elves and fairies and the gnomes!

  • @evillyn7895
    @evillyn7895 Жыл бұрын

    The Trolls in Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld are my favorite version of the Troll race. Detritus and Brick are incomparable characters and the whole silicone-based biology angle is sheer genius.

  • @dragowolfraven3806
    @dragowolfraven3806 Жыл бұрын

    Trolls are incredibly hard to kill in D&D & Pathfinder. You have to use fire or acid to prevent them from regenerating.

  • @njmoonfrost6145
    @njmoonfrost6145 Жыл бұрын

    This warms my heart so much. I grew up watching Tales of Arcadia: Trollhunters. Caused me to create my own species of trolls lol. Thank you so much for making this video!! It’s good to see more of trolls!

  • @kade6518
    @kade6518 Жыл бұрын

    I like to think of trolls this way instead of the tiny Rainbow guy's

  • @jacobshore5115
    @jacobshore5115 Жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite recent versions of the Troll are the ones from Hilda! And I know now why they don’t like bells, because Trolls were originally scared away by Church bells. (Though I guess they took the religious aspect out of it and just made them not like the ringing of bells in general…)

  • @yolman25
    @yolman25 Жыл бұрын

    Troll from Netflix and troll hunter are really good movies that explore on this amazing creatures. Great video as always 👍😀

  • @dylansearcy3966
    @dylansearcy3966 Жыл бұрын

    Troll was an umbrella term describing anyone or anything living outside civilization: be it a witch, wild boar, wolf, etc

  • @carlosserra689

    @carlosserra689

    11 ай бұрын

    Like the Romans used the term Barbarian for those who used to live outside their civilization

  • @elizabethcoen
    @elizabethcoen Жыл бұрын

    In the Skylanders video game franchise, trolls are used as a common enemy that can easily be defeated by the playable characters. And speaking of trolls as playable characters, the only known troll to serve on the side of good in the games is Boomer. Skilled in the field of demolition and explosives, Boomer decided to become a hero after overhearing the plans of his fellow trolls to destroy a dam and flood a nearby town. By using sheep to bear the force of incoming water, Boomer's heroics were recognized by Master Eon and the cyborg troll was made a Skylander.

  • @ColtonRMagby
    @ColtonRMagby Жыл бұрын

    Trolls may be dangerous, but they might just be trying to survive in the wild among people who have itchy sword hands.

  • @DaughterofAnubis
    @DaughterofAnubis Жыл бұрын

    In my future novels, I would use them as extinct creatures as well as goblins and imps, though the orcs are entirely an endangered mythical creature species.

  • @MagdaleneDivine
    @MagdaleneDivine Жыл бұрын

    He didn't bother stopping to discuss Nuttin like didn't even pause. That was a short story.

  • @sarahhurst701
    @sarahhurst701 Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Didn't know there was so much cross cultural mythos regarding trolls! Always been intrigued by trolls & you've woven in the various depictions of trolls in virtually all of the epic , like Beowulf, The Hobbit,...so beautifully! Brilliantly done once again!🌹💜🌎

  • @machomachoduck2096
    @machomachoduck209611 ай бұрын

    In nordic folklore, trolls are actually beautiful beings that closely resembles humans, with the difference that they have a tail. Trolls being depicted as big and ugly is actually a modern concept, largely attributed the artwork of Swedish artist John Bauer.

  • @dinodude9532
    @dinodude9532 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite race to play in World of Warcraft were Trolls

  • @robbabcock_
    @robbabcock_ Жыл бұрын

    Great episode! My Basic Fantasy RPG group had to battle trolls tonite!

  • @aidanhever3369
    @aidanhever3369 Жыл бұрын

    In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry and Ron saved Hermione from a dimwitted, but dangerous troll who was released from his prison by Professor Quirinus Quirrell.

  • @sarahhurst701

    @sarahhurst701

    Жыл бұрын

    I remember that too!

  • @grahamturner1290
    @grahamturner1290 Жыл бұрын

    As excellent as ever. 😊👍

  • @howardhavardramberg7160
    @howardhavardramberg7160 Жыл бұрын

    The movie Troll on Netflix was awesome!

  • @mecahhannah
    @mecahhannah Жыл бұрын

    Awesome thanks love your Channel

  • @frankschmidt2303
    @frankschmidt23037 ай бұрын

    Trolls protectors of the forest and mountains. Like the tomte protect the houses.

  • @Duececoupe
    @Duececoupe Жыл бұрын

    Made my old Swedish heart and worn soul happy, giving these creatures some attention....👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻

  • @iamavoidtrippergutterslush666
    @iamavoidtrippergutterslush666 Жыл бұрын

    Makes me wanna watch TrollHunter again, Great Movie! 🍿🤘

  • @kevinobill4818
    @kevinobill4818 Жыл бұрын

    I do love this video, Trolls are not always my favorite mythical monsters but the monster Grendel does give me interests.

  • @nikosaurus4238
    @nikosaurus4238 Жыл бұрын

    Good job!

  • @aceundead4750
    @aceundead4750 Жыл бұрын

    In GOW you just beat trolls with an axe lol

  • @jeremyconnor414
    @jeremyconnor414 Жыл бұрын

    Cool

  • @beaudoty3465
    @beaudoty3465 Жыл бұрын

    You should make a video about orcs or goblins.

  • @DaughterofAnubis

    @DaughterofAnubis

    Жыл бұрын

    Perhaps they can do both in the future, separately.

  • @PerceptionVsReality333

    @PerceptionVsReality333

    Жыл бұрын

    Good idea 💡

  • @jmgallofinthe2nd38
    @jmgallofinthe2nd389 ай бұрын

    Here’s a story for viewers one day a guy named billy he lived in a mountain he dosent believe in fairy tails and his dad believes in mythical creatures even trolls he told his son a story of trolls he sed he even seen one himself he didn’t believed it and he go to bed one day they were having breakfast with his family and he told his mother if he can play outside his mother sed “u can play outside”he went to play outside near the house then he saw something moving near the rocks he went to check but he saw nothing he saw human like footprints he was concerned he followed the footprints it led to a cave he saw a big family of trolls Billy said”excuse me?”he was shocked of the face he saw.The trolls stared at him and billy got scared but he noticed he was scared and go back home he didn’t sed anything that day he woke in the night he grabs a book about trolls he reads the entire book and he goes back to the cave and he noticed those trolls are cave trolls and he made a freind with the trolls named Gia.Gia was the same age as billy he went back home with Gia and he hid him in his room and his dad saw Gia in the closet he was shook to see a real troll he tought he was dreaming he talked to the troll and their neighbor saw the troll and called the police and animal control little billy saw his dad with the troll he said”dad I can explain.”said by little billy and his dad said that”son this is my dream I love trolls”said the dad then they heard sirens outside then they go outside the police saw the troll and then the troll got up and tried to fight back and he got tranquillized but then his whole family of trolls came to their location!they saved Gia but the sun came Gia and his family turned into stone billy tried to save Gia but he was to late Gia’s last words were”I wont go I’ll still be here in ur family’s hearth and they turned to rocks like I said and billy was sad he cried for 1 day 30 years later Gia and his family were at a sanctuary of trolls who turned into stone he visited Gia and his family and billy said”I hope I could save u but I was to late”he sheads a tear and reads a story in front of stone Gia like when they were kids and he went back home told the story to his son that’s why he believed in trolls . THE END. Thank u for reading this story I hope u liked it😊

  • @nc1237
    @nc1237 Жыл бұрын

    From darkness they came and died in the light

  • @flintliddon
    @flintliddon6 ай бұрын

    Disney decided they had to portray trolls as helpful and kind in order not to offend the troll population and/or those who identify as trolls.

  • @aidandunn1009
    @aidandunn1009 Жыл бұрын

    In the games which r set in the Forgotten Realms there r Trolls in that and they can only be killed with fire or acid.

  • @susandolan9543
    @susandolan95434 ай бұрын

    There was a Norwegian film called Trolls. It was about these college students stumbling upon a man who hunted rogue Trolls for a secret society of Troll hunters. Kinda like Men In Black.

  • @JamesSmith-he3eq
    @JamesSmith-he3eq Жыл бұрын

    Troll! In the dungeon! I thought you ought to know...

  • @talestoldinthedark
    @talestoldinthedark Жыл бұрын

    Very clean and easy to understand

  • @bertmeijers2257
    @bertmeijers2257 Жыл бұрын

    Can you also make a video about giants?

  • @MythologyUnleashed

    @MythologyUnleashed

    Жыл бұрын

    Might be a tall order, but it's on the list!

  • @johnsantos507
    @johnsantos507 Жыл бұрын

    For the glory of Merlin, daylight is my to command.

  • @TristanMA
    @TristanMA Жыл бұрын

    Grieg's Peer Gynt features trolls.

  • @sakurakittynoir1400
    @sakurakittynoir140010 ай бұрын

    So the word "troll" was originally used in the same way as Yokai from Japanese mythology, in that both words incompess a wide variety of supernatural creatures. Interesting. 🤔🤔🤔

  • @zerothehero123
    @zerothehero123 Жыл бұрын

    The norwegian film troll hunter is amazing! I recommend anyone watching this to see it!

  • @zamenakbar2611
    @zamenakbar2611 Жыл бұрын

    Ah Kevin Conroy’s voice…God speed Batman

  • @MythologyUnleashed

    @MythologyUnleashed

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh we wish our narrator sounded as cool as Kevin Conroy! He sounds cool but Kevin Conroy is on a WHOLE new level!

  • @dantemelena9868
    @dantemelena9868 Жыл бұрын

    The Thumbnail 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

  • @jasonsantos3037
    @jasonsantos3037 Жыл бұрын

    This is why trolls are fascinating creature from mythology they look like a twisted version of humanity.

  • @kayten3537
    @kayten35372 ай бұрын

    What about the DreamWorks trolls based on the trolls toy? Also the trolls doll with the hair. The bergens seemed more like the trolls of old

  • @christianchauhan23
    @christianchauhan23 Жыл бұрын

    ❤🤍💙 all your videos mate👍

  • @angelicagaldos
    @angelicagaldos Жыл бұрын

    Someone probably commented on the first Harry Potter book/movie about the troll in the Girls' bathroom

  • @uberpoppia
    @uberpoppia Жыл бұрын

    In Finland these are called "peikko"

  • @dylansearcy3966
    @dylansearcy3966 Жыл бұрын

    10:31 didn't gandalf help them too?

  • @Thepredator233xbox
    @Thepredator233xbox11 ай бұрын

    We don't talk about trolls the movie

  • @TheSludgeCount
    @TheSludgeCount Жыл бұрын

    What about the most insidious type of troll... the internet troll? 😳

  • @dubuyajay9964

    @dubuyajay9964

    Жыл бұрын

    That comes from the fishing term "trolling." 🎣🧌

  • @Chrisxerri
    @Chrisxerri4 ай бұрын

    Bilbo didn't trick the trolls. Gandalf did

  • @dennisedlin9965
    @dennisedlin99656 ай бұрын

    I Love Trolls I Used To Think It Be Awesome If They Were Real

  • @videomaxx9
    @videomaxx9 Жыл бұрын

    It was Gandalf who tricked the trolls, not Bilbo.

  • @Didymus20X6
    @Didymus20X6 Жыл бұрын

    Neanderthals - NOPE! According to paleantologists, the Neanderthals looked very much like modern humans, with only superficial differences in appearance. They could easily pass for Homo sapiens, and in fact, probably interbreeded with us.

  • @dennisedlin9965
    @dennisedlin99656 ай бұрын

    Do Trolls Really Exist

  • @abbe3161
    @abbe3161 Жыл бұрын

    Jättar means giants in swedish Btw hate to correct peoples grammatically but it’s bothering me so much but jättar means giants and jätte is giant

  • @hyugalubbok7770
    @hyugalubbok77704 ай бұрын

    pre-Christianity, trolls are depicted as more smart. the catholic church are mostly responsible to their depicted as more dimwitted, later on.

  • @machomachoduck2096
    @machomachoduck209611 ай бұрын

    You’re talking about giants, not trolls.

  • @freakazonestudios7979
    @freakazonestudios7979 Жыл бұрын

    Is it possible that creatures like Fairies,Trolls & Elves could live in Mexico as well?

  • @PerceptionVsReality333

    @PerceptionVsReality333

    Жыл бұрын

    They've been seen all over the world.

  • @freakazonestudios7979

    @freakazonestudios7979

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PerceptionVsReality333 awesome thank you 👍😁👍