02474nam 2200577 450 991046035230332120200520144314.01-78023-330-2(CKB)3710000000268148(EBL)1823227(SSID)ssj0001416055(PQKBManifestationID)11926530(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001416055(PQKBWorkID)11353564(PQKB)10229681(MiAaPQ)EBC1823227(Au-PeEL)EBL1823227(CaPaEBR)ebr10959510(CaONFJC)MIL654132(OCoLC)894170585(EXLCZ)99371000000026814820141104h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTrolls an unnatural history /John LindowLondon :Reaktion Books,2014.©20141 online resource (162 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-78023-289-6 1-322-22852-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Trolls: An Unnatural History; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Earliest Trolls; 2. Medieval Trolls; 3. Folklore Trolls; 4. Fairy-tale Trolls and Trolls Illustrated; 5. Trolls in Literature; 6. Trolls, Children, Marketing and Whimsy; Epilogue; Sources and Further Reading; Acknowledgements and Photo Acknowledgements; IndexTrolls lurk under bridges waiting to eat children, threaten hobbits in Middle-Earth, and invade the dungeons of Hogwarts. Often they are depicted as stupid, slow, and ugly creatures, but they also appear as comforting characters in some children's stories or as plastic dolls with bright, fuzzy hair. Today, the name of this fantastic being from Scandinavia has found a wider reach: it is the word for the homeless in California and slang for the antagonizing and sometimes cruel people on the Internet. But how did trolls go from folktales to the World Wide Web? To explain why trolls still hold ourTrollsFolkloreScandinaviaElectronic books.Trolls.Folklore398.21Lindow John449618MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460352303321Trolls1398209UNINA