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Norwegian Prime Minister Admits Trolls Exist

This post is intended for those who had already watched the movie ' Troll Hunter ' (2010) which was a mockumentary  film or also known as ' found footage '. If you have watched the film from the very beginning way through its end then you should have seen the press conference where the Norwegian Prime Minister admits trolls exist in their country. The real question here is that, ' Was the interview with the Norwegian prime minister real? ' Before we answer the question, here's the video clip from YouTube to refresh the memory of those who had already seen the film before. Watch it carefully and observe for any authenticity of the footage. When you are done lets now answer the question above. The answer is ' fake ' where both the subtitles and audio were dubbed over the actual scene. What's the Proof that its Fake? The press conference with the Prime Minister of Norway was real but just like what I previously stated above, the subtitles...

Interesting Facts About Troll Dolls

Behind the troll dolls , there's an interesting fact about the person who created these small toy creatures. Back in 1959, a 'Danish' fisherman by the name of ' Thomas Dam ' and his family were on financial needs that he cannot afford a Christmas gift for his young daughter ' Lila '. Apart from his job as a fisherman, he got another skill as a woodcutter or woodcarver. According to Thomas Dam, he simply let his own imagination helped him in carving his very first troll doll which he gave as a present to his daughter. Thomas Dam's daughter Lila was so very happy that when other children in the Danish town saw the troll doll on her hand, they would also like to have one. This ticked the mind of Thomas Dam to turn it into a huge business. As a result, he put up a company which he called as 'Dam's Company' . They started mass-producing troll dolls in the form of plastics under the name as 'Good Luck Trolls' . Dam's Good Luck...

The Creature that was Defeated by the Three Billy Goats Gruff?

Many of you who are not really familiar about Norwegian Folktale are wondering about the creature that was defeated by the three Billy Goats Gruff . The creature was actually a mountain troll that its quite hard to imagine how the Billy Goats managed to get away from it. Among the three Billy Goats Gruff, the eldest was the one who actually defeated the troll while the other two simply outsmarted the dumb beast. As to what happened to the troll, it could have either died or simply left the bridge out of humiliation. In the movie Troll Hunter , Hans who was the hunter used a goat to attract the troll that was hiding under the old bridge. Unfortunately, the goat attracted a different and quite aggressive troll ( Raglefant ) that nearly killed Hans. He was actually trying to take a blood sample out from the troll and fortunately, he was just lucky enough to take some without getting killed. The troll from the story,   The three Billy Goat Gruff must have been a human sized t...

List of Movies with Trolls in Them

You must have been a fun of trolls just like me who are interested in watching movies about them. There are actually plenty of these movies with trolls in them  that I'm even planning on writing my reviews. Moreover, I will be introducing on this post the top 10 movies with troll creatures which are also my best suggestions for you to watch. Here are the following top 10 movies on my list: 1. Troll Hunter (2011) A group of young film makers goes out to investigate the killings of the bears in the vast forest of Norway. As they try to expose the suspected culprit of the incident, they came to know that he actually works from a top secret government agency that hunts down trolls. The film crew didn't expect what they just found out where they end up being chased by aggressive giant trolls . 2. The Troll (1986) This was a very old movie that even won an award as the best horror film on 1986. The movie features a very old specie of trolls known as the 'Torok'...

King Kong - The Legendary Giant Gorilla

The most popular giant ape ever existed in the movies and story books was the mighty King Kong . He was actually identified by most scientist as a giant ape that belongs to the extinct species of gorillas known as the ' Megaprimatus Kong '. It was also believed that King Kong was not a native of the ' Skull Island ' wherein his ancestors came from Asia via a bridge that linked into the island. King Kong's early ancestors were known as ' Gigantopithecus '. The name came from two separate Greek words which are Gigantas (giant) and Pithecus (monkey). These prehistoric gorillas were a lot bigger than the modern apes. As for the name King Kong, it came from a German word ' Koing ' which means ' kings of kings '. Such title was given due to the reason that this massive beast was the most powerful animal on the land during his period of time. Physical Appearance You must have already seen a gorilla. All you just have to do is to multiply th...

Troll Sighting in Norway

Norway  is believed to be the original home of the trolls because there has already been several proofs and sightings of their existence until this current period of our time. Some popular places of Norway are actually even named after the great trolls. There are also rumors that those huge rocks found in Norway are the corpses of dead trolls exposed under the ray of sunlight. Going back into the history of Norway culture particularly about the trolls, these creatures had existed only on the Norwegian Mythology . They are considered myth which means that they are not real but simply created by a certain person out from imagination as story characters. But, don't you know that most stories in the past are actually based on their real life experiences and events? Most trolls in Norway are depicted as Nordic equivalents of giants though often smaller in size. Old portraits and sculptures of these creatures are often depicted as extremely wicked and cruel. Stories even describe th...

Troll Dwarves of the Norse Mythology

When it comes to Norse Mythology , dwarves are actually considered as trolls. Other terms for them are kobolds, brownies, goblins, pucks and huldra folks . In the Scandinavian Folktale, these creatures are different from one another but they can be considered as distant relatives. Norse Mythology describes troll dwarves as small creatures with dark skin, green eyes, short-legs, large heads and with a feet that looks-like a crow's feet. However, the gods had commanded them not to show themselves during daytime or they will suffer a burning painful death if they expose themselves under sunlight. Apart from being burnt, their corpse will turn into stone just like the trolls . Troll dwarves doesn't posses any incredible mystical power of some sort. They can be compared to a normal human being who simply walks on the surface of the Earth and have their own daily life style. But, what makes them separate among mankind are their extensive knowledge and intelligence beyond humans ...