Troll (disambiguation)

For information on trolling as it pertains to Wikipedia, see "What is a troll?"

A troll is a mythological creature, related to elves, dwarves, or monsters.

Troll may also refer to:

Places

• Troll (research station), a Norwegian Antarctic research station on Queen Maud Land
  • Troll Airfield, an airfield nearby
• Troll gas field, a large reservoir of gas in the northern North Sea
  • Troll A platform, a production platform for this gas field
• Troll Ski Resort, a ski area in the Cariboo region of British Columbia

Literature

• Troll (Artemis Fowl), a creature in the Artemis Fowl series
• Troll (Discworld), a creature in Terry Pratchett's Discworld
• Troll (Harry Potter), a creature in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter universe
• Troll (Middle-earth), a creature in J. R. R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth
• Trolls in Shannara, as depicted in the Shannara series by Terry Brooks
• The Troll, a 2009 children's story by Julia Donaldson and David Roberts

Movies and TV

• Troll (film), a 1986 fantasy film
  • Troll 2, an unrelated sequel to the above film, often cited as the "Best Worst Movie"
  • Troll 3, a further sequel, again unrelated to the previous two films
• Trollz, an animated show based on the Troll doll
• The Troll Hunter, a 2010 Norwegian fantasy horror film made in the form of a mockumentary

Games

• Troll (Dungeons & Dragons), a monster in the Dungeons & Dragons setting
• Troll (Warhammer), a monster in the Warhammer Fantasy setting
• Trolls, a 1992 PC game by Capstone Software
• Trollbloods, a faction in the Hordes game setting
• Troll, a playable race in the game World of Warcraft

Music

• Troll (album), a 2005 album by Norwegian folk metal band Lumsk
• Troll (artist), stage name of Truls Toftenes, lead singer of Norwegian rock band Rover
• Troll (band), a Norwegian black metal band
• Troll (Swedish band), a Swedish pop band
• The Trolls, a rock and roll band fronted by Iggy Pop

Other uses

• Troll (automobile), a Norwegian car manufacturer
• Troll (gay slang), a slang term for gay men who wander about looking for sexual partners
• Troll (Internet), an internet term for a person who, through willful action, attempts to disrupt a community or garner attention and controversy through provocative messages
• Troll doll, a doll created by Thomas Dam in the 1960s
• Trolling (fishing), the practice of fishing by drawing a baited line or lure behind a boat
• Karl Troll (1865-1954), Austrian architect
• A nickname for a resident of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, usually used by those from the Upper Peninsula in reference to living under the Mackinac Bridge

See also

• Copyright troll, in intellectual property rights
• Fremont Troll, a piece of public art in Seattle, Washington
• Patent troll, in intellectual property rights
• Trademark troll, in intellectual property rights
• Trawling, a method of commercial fishing
• Bay Bridge Troll, a piece of art in the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge