Introduction

Hello, welcome to the One Hundred Trolls blog. This blog is conceived as a thought experiment, a creative thought experiment where a hundred trolls of different forms would be envisioned and rendered. One hundred different ones.

It is hoped that this thought experiment can serve as an outlet for individual imagination and expression where the rather nebulous creature termed as a 'troll' can be rendered'.

From the Wikipedia entry:

"A troll is a supernatural being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In origin, one of the meanings of the term troll was a negative synonym for a jötunn (plural jötnar), a being in Norse mythology, although the word was also used about witches, berserkers and various other evil magical figures. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings.

Later, in Scandinavian folklore, trolls became beings in their own right, where they live far from human habitation, are not Christianized, and are considered dangerous to human beings. Depending on the region from which accounts of trolls stem, their appearance varies greatly; trolls may be ugly and slow-witted or look and behave exactly like human beings, with no particularly grotesque characteristic about them. Trolls are sometimes associated with particular landmarks, which at times may be explained as formed from a troll exposed to sunlight. One of the most famous elements of Scandinavian folklore, trolls are depicted in a variety of media in modern popular culture."

The troll, a malevolent mythical being, has mostly been depicted as a terrifying creature in most works of contemporary fantasy, and rarely as a friendly. In this blog, the illustrators and artists will depict variations and individual interpretations.