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In {{TA|3018}}, [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam Gamgee]] composed the humorous poem "[[The Stone Troll]]", about [[Tom Bombadil]] visiting an old troll gnawing on the bones of [[Tim]].<ref>{{FR|I12}}</ref><ref>{{AB|7}}</ref><ref name=RF/>
In {{TA|3018}}, [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam Gamgee]] composed the humorous poem "[[The Stone Troll]]", about [[Tom Bombadil]] visiting an old troll gnawing on the bones of [[Tim]].<ref>{{FR|I12}}</ref><ref>{{AB|7}}</ref><ref name=RF/>
==Inspiration==
The three trolls attempt to trap and carry the Dwarves in bags. This is reminiscent to the scene in ''[[Beowulf]]'' where Grendel carries his human prey in a glove.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.tolkiensociety.org/ed/study_a_s_2.html|articlename=Tolkien Society Anglo-Saxon Study Pack 2|dated=2006|website=[http://www.tolkiensociety.org The Tolkien Society]}}</ref>
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Revision as of 03:41, 25 March 2014

Stone Trolls by Angelo Montanini

Stone-trolls were a race of trolls in the service of Sauron. Not much is known of these creatures, except that they inhabited the Westlands of Middle-earth and that they spoke a "debased form of the Common Speech".[1]

Bert, Tom, and Bill — the trolls encountered by Bilbo Baggins and his companions on their journey to Erebor — were likely of this kind, as they spoke Westron.[2][3]

In T.A. 3018, Sam Gamgee composed the humorous poem "The Stone Troll", about Tom Bombadil visiting an old troll gnawing on the bones of Tim.[4][5][3]

Inspiration

The three trolls attempt to trap and carry the Dwarves in bags. This is reminiscent to the scene in Beowulf where Grendel carries his human prey in a glove.[6]

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