Troll (disambiguation)

A troll is a mythological creature.

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 Norwegian production platform for this gas field
• Troll Ski Resort, a ski area in the Cariboo region of British Columbia

People

Surname

• Carl Troll (1899-1975), German geographer
• Karl Troll (1865-1954), Austrian architect
• Wilhelm Troll (1897-1978), German botanist

Descriptive term

• Troll (gay slang), a gay man who wanders about looking for sexual partners
• Internet troll, a person who attempts to disrupt a community or garner attention and controversy through provocative messages
• 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

Art, entertainment, and media

Comics

• Troll (comics), an Image Comics character
• Troll (Marvel Comics), a fictional character appearing in Marvel Comics
• Troll of Hag and Troll, a pair of fictional demons appearing in Marvel Comics

Film

• Troll (film), a 1986 fantasy film
  • Troll 2, an unrelated sequel to the above film produced under the title Goblins
  • Troll 3, a further sequel, again unrelated to the previous two films
• Trolls (film), an upcoming film
• The Troll Hunter (2010), a 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
• Troll, a playable race in the game World of Warcraft
• Trollbloods, a faction in the Hordes game setting
• Trolls (1992), a PC game by Capstone Software

Literature

Fictional characters

• 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 Middle-earth universe

Works

• The Troll (2009), a children's story by Julia Donaldson and David Roberts
• "Troll Bridge" (1991), a Discworld short story by Terry Pratchett

Music

Albums

• Troll (album), a 2005 album by Norwegian folk metal band Lumsk

Artists

• Troll (Norwegian band), a Norwegian black metal band
• Troll (Swedish band), a Swedish pop band
• The Trolls, a rock and roll band fronted by Iggy Pop

Public art

• Bay Bridge Troll, a piece of art in the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge
• Fremont Troll, a piece of public art in Seattle, Washington

Television

• "Trolls" (2012), in Lilyhammer Season 1, Episode 8, American mafia hitmen pursue Jonas at a troll museum in Norway
• Trollz, an animated show based on the Troll doll

Toys

• Troll doll, a doll created by Thomas Dam in the 1960s

Fishing

• Trolling (fishing), the practice of fishing by drawing a baited line or lure behind a boat

Intellectual property litigation

• Copyright troll, in intellectual property rights
• Patent troll, in intellectual property rights
• Trademark troll, in intellectual property rights

Transportation

• Troll (automobile), a Norwegian car manufacturer
• IWL TR 150 Troll 1, an East German 1960s motor scooter

See also

• Trawling, a method of commercial fishing