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• Devil (troll) makes self small. D55.2.2
• Transformation by troll. D683.3
• River issuing from cave controlled by race of Amazons. D915.5
• Magic horseshoe keeps off devils, trolls, and witches. (Cf. D1286.) D1385.9
• Winds controlled by magic. D2142
• Wind controlled by girl's spirit. D2142.0.5
• Precipitation controlled by magic. D2143
• Porcupine as controller of cold. (Cf. K896.1.) D2144.1.1
• Ice controlled by magic. D2144.5
• Day controlled by magic. D2146.1
• Night controlled by magic. D2146.2
• Vicious snakes easily controlled by saint. D2156.5
• Troll's life in his brother's forehead. E714.3.1
• Trolls (fairies) live in range of hills. F214
• Trolls. Sometimes underground spirits, sometimes also thought of as mountain-spirits. In many tales trolls are ogres. (Cf. G100, G400–G599.) F455
• Home of trolls. F455.1
• Trolls live in howe (barrow, grave). F455.1.1
• Trolls live in cliffs. F455.1.2
• Appearance of trolls. (Cf. G304.1.) F455.2
• Trolls the size of ten or twelve year old child. F455.2.1
• Trolls are usually ugly, hideous, big and strong. F455.2.2
• Trolls are black (dark). F455.2.3
• Trolls dressed in skins. F455.2.4
• Troll in human form. F455.2.5
• Troll in human size. F455.2.5.1
• Trolls frightful. F455.2.6
• Troll with snout for nose. F455.2.7
• Troll in animal form (cat, dog, pig, hen). F455.2.8
• Troll as whirlwind. F455.2.9
• Great age of trolls. Often centuries old. F455.2.10
• Characteristic activities of trolls. F455.3
• Trolls skillful as smiths. F455.3.1
• Trolls dance. F455.3.2
• Trolls ride. F455.3.3
• Troll rides on dog. F455.3.3.1
• Troll rides in whirlwind. (Cf. F455.2.9.) F455.3.3.2
• Trolls ride on men and cattle. F455.3.3.3
• Trolls spin and weave fine cloth. F455.3.4
• Trolls bake. F455.3.5
• Trolls go about at night. F455.3.6
• Possessions of trolls. F455.4
• Trolls' riches. F455.4.1
• Trolls' riches inside mountain. F455.4.1.1
• Trolls' food. F455.4.2
• Trolls' food gives man supernatural strength. F455.4.2.1
• Trolls eat from golden dishes, but food is frogs and snakes. F455.4.2.2
• Trolls live on food humans have failed to bless. F455.4.2.3
• Visibility of trolls. (Cf. F235.) F455.5
• Trolls invisible but heard. (Cf. F412, F451.9.6.) F455.5.1
• Invisible troll attends wedding and eats food. F455.5.2
• Trolls have cap of invisibility. (Cf. F451.3.3.8.) F455.5.3
• Certain persons can see trolls. (Cf. F235.3.) F455.5.4
• Animals can see trolls. (Cf. B733.) F455.5.4.1
• Trolls visible to unconfirmed children. F455.5.4.2
• Trolls seen through another's arm (or the like). (Cf. D1821.3.1, F235.6.) F455.5.4.3
• Trolls and men. F455.6
• Trolls' friendship with men. F455.6.1
• Trolls' lending and borrowing. F455.6.2
• Troll repays loan with costly or magic object. F455.6.2.1
• Trolls steal from humans. F455.6.3
• Trolls steal fish at Christmas. F455.6.3.1
• Theft from troll. F455.6.4
• Troll's costly cup stolen. F455.6.4.1
• Troll's treasure obtained by casting steel on it. F455.6.4.2
• Trolls visit men. F455.6.5
• Trolls visit people Christmas Eve. F455.6.5.1
• Trolls carry off people. (Cf. F320, F322.) F455.6.6
• Stolen woman saved from trolls' dance. (Cf. F322.2.) F455.6.6.1
• Trolls as changelings. (Cf. F321.1.) F455.6.7
• Trolls help men. F455.6.8
• Trolls help with grain harvest. F455.6.8.1
• Trolls as the constant enemies of humans. F455.6.9
• People possessed by trolls. F455.6.10
• Trolls and Christianity. (Cf. G304.2.4.1.) F455.7
• Trolls flee before Christianity. (Cf. F382) F455.7.1
• Troll helpless before sign of Cross. (Cf. D1766.1.) F455.7.2
• Trolls may not utter holy names. F455.7.3
• Troll killed. F455.8
• Trolls turn to stone at sunrise. (Cf. F531.6.12.2.) F455.8.1
• Trolls killed by lightning. F455.8.2
• Banning trolls. F455.9
• Certain persons can ban trolls. F455.9.1
• Recognizing trolls. F455.10
• Test of troll child. Snake placed in dough she is to knead. She calls it "brother". F455.10.1
• Offspring of trolls. F455.11
• Giants as controllers of the elements. F531.6.5.4
• Sunlight turns giant or troll to stone. F531.6.12.2
• Strong hero son of man and troll-woman. Relations take place in dream. F611.1.13
• Witch (troll-woman) with beard. G219.2
• Witch controlled by means of magic spells. G272.15
• Troll as ogre. (For troll as underground spirit or mountain spirit see F455. For troll-woman see G200–G299, Witches.) G304
• Appearance of troll (ogre). (Cf. F455.2.) G304.1
• Troll in animal form. G304.1.1
• Troll as fox. G304.1.1.1
• Troll as hare. G304.1.1.2
• Troll as goose. G304.1.1.3
• Troll as crow. G304.1.1.4
• Troll in form of object. G304.1.2
• Troll in form of cloud. G304.1.2.1
• Troll in form of key. G304.1.2.2