Troll
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)"])
