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Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Underground spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F455.1

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Filed under Trolls. Sometimes underground spirits, sometimes also thought of as mountain-spirits. In many tales trolls are ogres. (Cf. G100, G400–G599.)

2 finer motifs beneath it

Trolls live in howe (barrow, grave)Trolls live in cliffs

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Appearance of trolls. (Cf. G304.1.)Characteristic activities of trolls Possessions of trolls Visibility of trolls. (Cf. F235.)Trolls and men Trolls and Christianity. (Cf. G304.2.4.1.)Troll killed Banning trolls Recognizing trolls Offspring of trolls