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Trolls : an Unnatural History.

Trolls lurk under bridges waiting to eat children, threaten hobbits in Middle-Earth, and invade the dungeons of Hogwarts. Often they are depicted as stupid, slow, and ugly creatures, but they also appear as comforting characters in some children's stories or as plastic dolls with bright, fuzzy...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lindow, John
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Reaktion Books, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Trolls lurk under bridges waiting to eat children, threaten hobbits in Middle-Earth, and invade the dungeons of Hogwarts. Often they are depicted as stupid, slow, and ugly creatures, but they also appear as comforting characters in some children's stories or as plastic dolls with bright, fuzzy hair. Today, the name of this fantastic being from Scandinavia has found a wider reach: it is the word for the homeless in California and slang for the antagonizing and sometimes cruel people on the Internet. But how did trolls go from folktales to the World Wide Web? To explain why trolls still hold our.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (162 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781780233307
1780233302