A troll is a fictitious, mythological creature.

Troll may also refer to:

Literature

• Troll (Middle-earth), in J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth
• Troll (Discworld), on Terry Pratchett's fictional flat world the Discworld
• Troll (Harry Potter), in J K Rowling's fictional universe
• Trolls (Artemis Fowl), in the Artemis Fowl series

Games

• Troll (Dungeons & Dragons), in the Dungeons & Dragons fictional universe
• Troll (Warcraft), in the Warcraft series of games

Music

• Troll (band), a Norwegian black metal band
• Troll (eurodisco band), a Swedish pop band, remembered mainly for their single 1989 hit single "Jimmy Dean"
• Troll (psychedelic band), a San Francisco based psychedelic band
• Troll metal, a subgenre of black metal, itself a subgenre of heavy metal music
• Troll tuning, one of several Norwegian folklore tunings that differs from modern Major and Minor tuning
• Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie, a Canadian band known for songs like "The Toronto Song" or "The War of 1812"

Movies

• Troll (film), a 1986 film
• Troll 2, a 1990 sequel to Troll
• Troll 3, a 1990 sequel to Troll and Troll 2

Companies

• Troll (automotive), a small Norwegian car manufacturer
• Trolltech, a computer software company from Oslo, Norway
• Trollywood, a film production facility from Trollhättan
• Trollspeed, an automobile performance company from Trollhättan

Slang

• Internet troll, a person who is deliberately inflammatory on the Internet in order to provoke a vehement response from other users. See also
  • Slashdot trolling phenomena
  • Yahoo! trolling phenomena
• Trolling can mean walking. This is more or less basic slang now (from stroll), but it used to be polari.
• Troll, playful name for residents of Michigan's Lower Peninsula, who live "under" the Mackinac Bridge. See Three Billy Goats Gruff
• Troll, Caltech slang for a student who studies hard. Also used as a verb to troll which means to study
• Troll, derogatory term in gay male slang for an unattractive, usually overweight, gay man (implied: who is looking for sex with young men). Also a verb to troll meaning to cruise for sex
• Patent troll, a derogatory phrase describing an individual or company with a patent portfolio containing important patents, which it never intended to commercialize

Other uses

• Trolling for fish, the practice of fishing by drawing a baited line or lure behind a boat. Should not be confused with trawling, done with net
• Fremont Troll, a piece of public art in Seattle, Washington
• Troll Platform, one of the largest and most complex engineering projects in history, built by Norske Shell
• In the SCA a troll is the person who collects, or is the act of collecting, the admission fee at an event.

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See also

• Trollhättan, Sweden

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