#trolls of norway

[trollmaker]

[thehmn]

All of them are acting like you’d expect them to according to Scandinavian folklore: The gullible troll, the flirty huldrakarl, the suspicious gnome, the untrustworthy mermaid, and the creepy åmand (stream man or man of the stream)

Additional info: Trolls in Scandinavian folklore aren’t big dumb monsters but more like strong, less bright people of the woods/mountains. Huldrakarl is the less famous male version of the huldra. Gnomes are house spirits who help and protect the family they live with and are often the first to notice if something is off. Scandinavian mermaids are specifically said to have huge breasts which they use to lure sailors to their deaths. Though they’re often confused for each other Åmand is different from Näcken because more often than not he’s only heard but never seen, and will usually loudly announce that he plans to take a life days or even weeks before someone drowns in his waters.

And I just realized there are a lot of creatures with weird tails in Scandinavian folklore…

[the-swift-tricker]

i may be slightly biased but i truly believe there's no instrument that compares to the hardanger fiddle when it comes to evoking the most haunting little folksy feelings known to man

[haveyouseenthishorrormovie]

SUMMARY: A group of university students set out to make a documentary about bear poaching, only to inadvertently uncover the true culprit - a 50-foot-tall forest troll.

Mod Sus really really likes and adores this movie. It has fun world building and storytelling as a mockumentary, the trolls are memorable, the ending with poster's big troll is amazing.

[disneyparksattractionstournament]

Disney Parks Animatronic Tournament: Bracket B/Tier 2 Round 1

Trolls: Maelstrom - Epcot Disney World (formerly)

Propaganda:

"I just liked Disney having a ride that's less cutey, where the troll threaten you and were kinda grotesque. Feels like a breath of fresh air."

(Video is already set to start at the point of the animatronic! If it doesn't, go to 1:58)

Donald Duck: Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros - Epcot Disney World

[illustratus]

Skovtrold - Forest troll by Theodor Kittelsen

[desimonewayland]

Forest Troll, 1906

Theodor Kittleson (1857-1914)

Pen, pencil, watercolour, and gouache on paper

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo

[brody75]

Troll (2022)

[belhelgalar]

no context

[a-book-of-creatures]

Song of Norway (1970) is a bad film by any metric. A musical based on Grieg's life - if by "based on Grieg's life" you mean "had almost nothing to do with it" - it was a critical and commercial failure.

Probably what is both the most memorable and goofiest segment is the trolls part (you know, all big musicals back then had a live action and animation section). It would not be worth mentioning were it not for the fact that virtually all of the trolls are based on the great Theodor Kittelsen's artwork.

How many can you spot?

[trollmaker]

[maxelvingart]

The shield-maiden stands alone facing a terrible beast.

This painting is a remake of an older painting I did back in 2015 even if little remains but the core concept. Inspired by the norse sagas and the beautiful Norwegian mountains and fjords. Listened to a lot of Heilung and Wardruna while painting this one!

[vintage-norway]

Norwegian folktales

[realroachhours]

Where my fellow scandinavian folklore enjoyers at 👹 meet the locals, Aspen, an inherently evil shield maiden, Erik, a crazy three-headed troll, Grimen, a talented fiddle player and the voice of reason and Nøkken, a living pile of moss, sticks and leaves.

[disneyparksattractionstournament]

Disney Parks Animatronic Tournament: Bracket B/Tier 2 Round 2

Trolls: Maelstrom - Epcot Disney World (formerly)

Propaganda:

"I just liked Disney having a ride that's less cutey, where the troll threaten you and were kinda grotesque. Feels like a breath of fresh air."

(go to 1:58 for animatronic)

Abraham Lincoln: Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln - Disneyland

Propganda:

"The fact that Mr. Lincoln rises from sitting to standing and then sits back down again is astounding to me. Think of the number of muscles human beings use to do the same, then figure out how to do that with an animatronic! Not to mention the balance needed! There's got to be a reason that that's something Disney has very few of their animatronics do." "He stands up! He sits down! So few animatronics do that sort of a thing. It's so cool!"

(go to 3:34 for animatronic)

[illustratus]

The Ash Lad beheads the Troll by Theodor Kittelsen