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

Motif

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

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

Filed across the traditions

Scandinavian **E. Hartmann Die Trollvorstellungen in den Sagen und Märchen der skandinavischen Völker (Stuttgart, 1936)
Icelandic MacCulloch Eddic 285ff., Boberg
Norwegian Solheim Register 18, 21
Finnish-Swedish Wessman 60ff.
general *Fb "trold" III 852a

Within the index

Filed under Underground spirits. (Cf. F200–F399, Fairies and Elves.)

11 finer motifs beneath it

Home of trolls 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

Filed beside it

Voetter (generalized underground spirit) Helpful underground spirit Dwarf. (Underground spirit.) The dwarf, especially in Northern Europe, is considered an underground spirit. He is to be distinguished from the other conception of dwarf, viz., a very small person, pigmy, or thumbling (F535). [Note: For help in the preparation of this item I am indebted to Mr. Alfred Thomas of Chicago. For full titles of references see F420.] Mine spirits. Gnomes. (Cf. E336.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Giant ogre. Polyphemus. (For motifs concerning giants who are not malevolent but merely large, see F531.) Person falls into ogre's power Hero goes north to fight with trolls. (Cf. F455.) Confederate in disguise as "troll" frightens king's men, while his daughter helps prisoner to escape. (Cf. F455.)

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