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The term troll is [[Norse]] in origin. It originally referred to any supernatural being. It is similar to the [[Swedish]] trolla and the [[Danish]] verb trylle which means to perform magic arts. It is unclear how it came to be applied to the particular non-human races it is now applied to and not to others. The various types of troll have no biological relation and few, if any, traits in common. | The term troll is [[Norse]] in origin. It originally referred to any supernatural being. It is similar to the [[Swedish]] trolla and the [[Danish]] verb trylle which means to perform magic arts. It is unclear how it came to be applied to the particular non-human races it is now applied to and not to others. The various types of troll have no biological relation and few, if any, traits in common. | ||
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| + | Danaan Trolls are very different from archetypal Trolls. They tend to be honest and all are, in some fashion, rigidly honourable. Danaan Trolls cannot break their sworn word without losing all their strength. When a Danaan Troll has given his word, he is capable of exerting great willpower in keeping it. If necessary, Trolls will sacrifice nearly everything, undergo almost any ordeal and undertake almost any task in order to keep an oath. Danaan Trolls are also often, although not always, regal and pleasant in appearance. They are rarely truly ugly. In fact, a number of female Trolls have had sucessful modelling careers. | ||
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| + | That being said, Danaan Trolls do have some things in common with the archetypal Troll. They are large, normally between seven and ten feet in height. They possess tremendous physical stregnth. They tend towards occupations which involve either combat or the exertion of raw strength. To the extent that Trolls have a culture distinct from that of other [[Fae]], it is a largely [[Wikipedia:Scandinavia|Scandinavian]] culture. Many words, concepts, traditions and naming practices treasured by Trolls seem to be derived from the traditions of ancient [[Norse]] [[human]]s. | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:58, 21 December 2006
This article deals with the term Troll as it relates to Nationstates. For more general information, see the Wikipedia article on the subject.
The term Troll can be used to describe a member of any number of non-human sentient races, many, but not all, of which are generally believed to be in some way intrinsically evil or at least lawless. Different types of trolls vary wildly. Some are gigantic in size while others are tiny, some are evil while others are particularly honourable, some are clever while others are brutish and stupid. Most trolls are longer lived than humans.
The term troll is Norse in origin. It originally referred to any supernatural being. It is similar to the Swedish trolla and the Danish verb trylle which means to perform magic arts. It is unclear how it came to be applied to the particular non-human races it is now applied to and not to others. The various types of troll have no biological relation and few, if any, traits in common.
Danaan Trolls
Danaan Trolls are very different from archetypal Trolls. They tend to be honest and all are, in some fashion, rigidly honourable. Danaan Trolls cannot break their sworn word without losing all their strength. When a Danaan Troll has given his word, he is capable of exerting great willpower in keeping it. If necessary, Trolls will sacrifice nearly everything, undergo almost any ordeal and undertake almost any task in order to keep an oath. Danaan Trolls are also often, although not always, regal and pleasant in appearance. They are rarely truly ugly. In fact, a number of female Trolls have had sucessful modelling careers.
That being said, Danaan Trolls do have some things in common with the archetypal Troll. They are large, normally between seven and ten feet in height. They possess tremendous physical stregnth. They tend towards occupations which involve either combat or the exertion of raw strength. To the extent that Trolls have a culture distinct from that of other Fae, it is a largely Scandinavian culture. Many words, concepts, traditions and naming practices treasured by Trolls seem to be derived from the traditions of ancient Norse humans.
