Evening Shadows
by Erik Gustaf Geijer
Their curtain o’er the lonely wold;
The high wind sighs with dreary moan,
And whispers over stock and stone.
Tramp, Tramp! the trolls come trooping, hark!
John Bauer – Mother Love – Troll Poster
Trolls (aka Trolds, in Sweden; Trows, in the United Kingdom; Hill Men, Berg People or Knurre Murre, in Denmark; Henkies, in Scotland; and Hogboon, in the Orkney Islands) – The Trolls of Germany and Scandinavia
are sometimes called Trolds, or Trollds, and are adept shape shifters who usually take on a large, hairy shape, or that of a gnome or dwarf. Although their names and descriptions widely vary by region, they are almost always considered to be malicious beings who dislike humans. In fact, they tend to think humans are ugly and smelly and are very afraid of us and our power, they also hate animals and other faeries.
In Denmark, they are little old men with long white beards who wear red caps and leather aprons. In Ebletoft,
they’re hump-backed, have large hooked noses, and wear gray jackets and red caps. But, in Gudmanstrup, they’re tall men dressed in long black garments and, in Iceland they are one-eyed giants. Fortunately for us,
they are rather dim-witted and are easily outsmarted when trying to harm or capture humans, and sunlight causes them to explode or turn to stone.
John Bauer Troll Mother Poster
The homes of trolls are said to be wondrous palaces so filled with treasures that they glow in the night. They hate loud noises, church bells will send them running away, and a branch of mistletoe can be used as a talisman to protect one from them. They are excellent metalworkers and expert healers with herbs and magick, skills they will use to benefit humans that they befriend. They have been known to be benevolent towards humans and for endowing families with riches and good fortune. When they are malicious they are destructive and bring bad luck, and will also steal women, children, and property.
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