The constellation
F455 Trolls. Sometimes underground spirits, sometimes also thought of as mountain-spirits. In many tales trolls are ogres. (Cf. G100, G400–G599.)
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- Home of trolls · F455.1 entry
- Appearance of trolls. (Cf. G304.1.) · F455.2 entry
- Characteristic activities of trolls · F455.3 entry
- Possessions of trolls · F455.4 entry
- Visibility of trolls. (Cf. F235.) · F455.5 entry
- Trolls and men · F455.6 entry
- Trolls and Christianity. (Cf. G304.2.4.1.) · F455.7 entry
- Troll killed · F455.8 entry
- Banning trolls · F455.9 entry
- Recognizing trolls · F455.10 entry
- Offspring of trolls · F455.11 entry
cross-ref
- Giant ogre. Polyphemus. (For motifs concerning giants who are not malevolent but merely large, see F531.) · G100 entry
- Person falls into ogre's power · G400 entry
- Hero goes north to fight with trolls. (Cf. F455.) · H945.2 entry
- Confederate in disguise as "troll" frightens king's men, while his daughter helps prisoner to escape. (Cf. F455.) · K649.7.3 entry