What does hill-troll mean?
Hill-troll means (mythology) A troll that lives in or under a hill..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(mythology) A troll that lives in or under a hill..
There is a hill on the lands of Skjelverod near Bingsted called Kirsten's-hill (Kirsten's Bjerg). In it there lived a Hill-troll whose name was Skynd, who had from time to time stolen no less than three wives from a man in the village of Englerup.
"What shall I do now? he said. As soon as the king had had time to consider, he told him that he must go the hill-troll, who had taken his grandfather's sword.
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Hill-troll means (mythology) A troll that lives in or under a hill..
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There is a hill on the lands of Skjelverod near Bingsted called Kirsten's-hill (Kirsten's Bjerg). In it there lived a Hill-troll whose name was Skynd, who had from time to time stolen no less than three wives from a man in the village of Englerup.
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