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'''Trolls''' were creatures from [[Earth]] myths and legends. They were especially popular in [[Iceland]] | '''Trolls''' were creatures from [[Earth]] myths and legends. They were especially popular in [[Iceland]], ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Hunting Ground (audio story)}}) and were considered part of [[Norse mythology]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)}}) Trolls existed in the [[Land of Fiction]]. Some of them were [[Cyber-conversion|converted]] into [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)}}) The [[Fomoir]] of [[Tír na n-Óg]] resembled trolls by design. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)}}) The name was also used as an insult; [[Susan Foreman]] called {{Delgado}} a troll. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Legacy of the Daleks (novel)}}) | ||
[[Sontaran]]s were often compared to trolls in terms of appearance. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Sontaran]]s were often compared to trolls in terms of appearance. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Time Warrior (novelisation)}}, {{cs|The Eight Doctors (novel)}}) [[Winston Churchill]] described [[Brak]], a stranded Sontaran held captive by [[UNIT]], as a troll, something Brak would later mention to [[Captain]] [[Alice Wells]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)}}) [[Nyssa]] called them "a race of troll-like warmongers," and [[Tegan Jovanka]] said they looked like "stumpy, cross-eyed trolls." ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Heroes of Sontar (audio story)}}) When the [[Tenth Doctor]] engaged contact with [[General]] [[Staal]] during the [[Sontaran invasion of Earth]], [[UNIT]] [[Colonel]] [[Alan Mace]] likened the appearance of the Sontaran to that of a troll. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Poison Sky (TV story)}}) | ||
Trolls also formed the basis for a popular brand of [[toy]]s on Earth. When she was a child, [[Jo Grant]] had "an army of [[gonk]]s and trolls" but even then found dolls creepy. ([[AUDIO]]: | Trolls also formed the basis for a popular brand of [[toy]]s on Earth. When she was a child, [[Jo Grant]] had "an army of [[gonk]]s and trolls" but even then found dolls creepy. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Doll of Death (audio story)}}) | ||
The [[Sixth Doctor]] described the [[Vilal]] as being "troll-like". ([[AUDIO]]: | The [[Sixth Doctor]] described the [[Vilal]] as being "troll-like". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Quicksilver (audio story)}}) | ||
[[Little Louie]] resembled a troll. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Little Louie]] resembled a troll. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mean Streets (novel)}}) | ||
[[Peri Brown]] called the [[Javaman]] "[an] ugly little troll." ([[PROSE]]: | [[Peri Brown]] called the [[Javaman]] "[an] ugly little troll." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Turnabout is Fair Play (short story)}}) | ||
Trolls appeared in ''[[The True History of Planets]]''. ([[PROSE]]: | Trolls appeared in ''[[The True History of Planets]]''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}}) | ||
Trolls were among the inhabitants of [[Albert (planet)|Albert]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Grimm Reality (novel)}}) | |||
[[Ryan Sinclair]] and [[Graham O'Brien]] decided to investigate rumours of a troll infestation in [[Finland]] shortly after they left [[the Doctor's TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)}}) | |||
[[Category:Mythological creatures]] | [[Category:Mythological creatures]] | ||
[[Category:Derogatory names and insults from the real world]] | [[Category:Derogatory names and insults from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Fictional species from the real world]] | [[Category:Fictional species from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Myths and legends from the real world]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:21, 28 March 2024
Trolls were creatures from Earth myths and legends. They were especially popular in Iceland, (AUDIO: The Hunting Ground [+]Loading...["The Hunting Ground (audio story)"]) and were considered part of Norse mythology. (AUDIO: Old Soldiers [+]Loading...["Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)"]) Trolls existed in the Land of Fiction. Some of them were converted into Cybermen. (AUDIO: Legend of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Legend of the Cybermen (audio story)"]) The Fomoir of Tír na n-Óg resembled trolls by design. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark (novel)"]) The name was also used as an insult; Susan Foreman called the Master a troll. (PROSE: Legacy of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Legacy of the Daleks (novel)"])
Sontarans were often compared to trolls in terms of appearance. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Time Warrior [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Time Warrior (novelisation)"], The Eight Doctors [+]Loading...["The Eight Doctors (novel)"]) Winston Churchill described Brak, a stranded Sontaran held captive by UNIT, as a troll, something Brak would later mention to Captain Alice Wells. (AUDIO: Old Soldiers [+]Loading...["Old Soldiers (BBV audio story)"]) Nyssa called them "a race of troll-like warmongers," and Tegan Jovanka said they looked like "stumpy, cross-eyed trolls." (AUDIO: Heroes of Sontar [+]Loading...["Heroes of Sontar (audio story)"]) When the Tenth Doctor engaged contact with General Staal during the Sontaran invasion of Earth, UNIT Colonel Alan Mace likened the appearance of the Sontaran to that of a troll. (TV: The Poison Sky [+]Loading...["The Poison Sky (TV story)"])
Trolls also formed the basis for a popular brand of toys on Earth. When she was a child, Jo Grant had "an army of gonks and trolls" but even then found dolls creepy. (AUDIO: The Doll of Death [+]Loading...["The Doll of Death (audio story)"])
The Sixth Doctor described the Vilal as being "troll-like". (AUDIO: Quicksilver [+]Loading...["Quicksilver (audio story)"])
Little Louie resembled a troll. (PROSE: Mean Streets [+]Loading...["Mean Streets (novel)"])
Peri Brown called the Javaman "[an] ugly little troll." (PROSE: Turnabout is Fair Play [+]Loading...["Turnabout is Fair Play (short story)"])
Trolls appeared in The True History of Planets. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen [+]Loading...["Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)"])
Trolls were among the inhabitants of Albert. (PROSE: Grimm Reality [+]Loading...["Grimm Reality (novel)"])
Ryan Sinclair and Graham O'Brien decided to investigate rumours of a troll infestation in Finland shortly after they left the Doctor's TARDIS. (TV: Revolution of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Revolution of the Daleks (TV story)"])
