The celebrated Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914) had already illustrated a multivolume work of folklore when, in 1887, he moved to Norway’s far north and was led to think about the ...

Swedish animated kidpic “Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber” has sold to 69 countries, according to NonStop Sales. English-language pic, which had its first screening this weekend at the ...

“Trolls are a big part of Norwegian folklore,” our Tromso guide Wilma said. “They are bad and they can only come out when it’s dark because when the sun shines on them, they turn into stone.

The gnomes got a boost in the mid-1970s, when the owners of a Norse gift shop called Open House Imports began placing trolls on their lawn to lure visitors into their shop. They were an immediate hit.

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Netflix has greenlight Troll, a Norwegian monster movie from Tomb Raider and The Wave director Roar Uthaug.. The film, inspired by Scandinavian legend, imagines a gigantic creature awakens from ...

Swedish animated kidpic “Gnomes and Trolls: The Secret Chamber” has sold to 69 countries, according to NonStop Sales. English-language pic, which had its first screening this weekend at the ...