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| | #REDIRECT [[William, Tom, and Bert]] |
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| | name=William Huggins
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| | othernames="Bill"
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| | gender=Male
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| | race=[[Troll]] (probably [[Stone-troll]]<ref name=RF>[[Robert Foster]] (1978), ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', p. 366</ref>)
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| | appearance=Large, brutish
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| | accomplishments=Almost killed [[Thorin and Company]]
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| '''William Huggins''', also known as '''Bill''', was with [[Tom]] and [[Bert]], one of the three trolls encountered by [[Bilbo Baggins]] and the [[Dwarves]] on their eastward journey to the [[Lonely Mountain]].
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| ==History==
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| Bill seems to have been the leader of the troll-band - at least, it was he who led them to the woodlands of [[Trollshaws]], according to his companions. It was William's pocket that [[Bilbo Baggins]] tried to pick as his first act of "burglary", an attempt that brought the entire expedition close to disaster. Luckily, [[Gandalf]] was able to trick William and his two companions into arguing together until sunrise, whereupon they all turned to stone.<ref>{{H|2}}</ref>
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| ==Etymology==
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| Following [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s use of modern names, logically "William Huggins" would be a "translation" of the troll's "real", [[Westron]] name, which is not recorded.{{fact}}
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| ==Inspiration==
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| There was a real historical figure named [[Wikipedia:William Huggins|William Huggins]], a pioneering astronomer of the mid-nineteenth century, though there is no apparent reason that Tolkien based his foul-mouthed troll on this noted scientist.
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| ==Portrayal in adaptations==
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| [[File:Omar Rayyan - Wuluag.jpg|thumb|''Wûluag'' in [[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game|MECCG]]]]
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| '''[[1968]]: [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1968 radio series)]]:'''
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| :The Trolls are encountered in the second episode, "[[Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire (episode)|Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire]]". [[Brian Haines]] plays [[Bert]], [[Victor Lucas]] Bill, and [[Francis de Wolff]] [[Tom]]. The scene is taken verbatim from the book.
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| '''[[1979]]: [[The Hobbit (1979 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1979 radio series)]]:'''
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| :The troll's scene is adapted without alterations. No actors are credited for the individual parts of the three trolls.
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| '''[[1982]]: ''[[The Hobbit (1982 video game)]]'':'''
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| :The three trolls are the first obstacle encountered after leaving Bag End.
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| '''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''
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| :William is a member of the Hugath tribe of Stone Trolls of the Trollshaw. In Hobbit lore he is known as "William Huggins", while his real name is ''Wûluag Hugath''.<ref>{{ICE|8004}}</ref>
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| '''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''
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| :William is playable both as an Hazard Creature and as a Minion. The troll is also given the [[Middle-earth Role Playing|MERP]] variant name, ''Wûluag''.
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| [[File:Tom Bert Bill.jpg|thumb|250px|Bert, Tom and Bill, turned to stone (''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'')]]
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| '''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
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| :[[Aragorn]] and the Hobbits rest at the petrified Trolls after Frodo is stabbed by the [[Witch-king]].
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| '''2003: ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)]]'':'''
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| :Bert, Bill and Tom are the first bosses of the game, though they cannot be fought. Bilbo has to sneak around the Trolls, waiting for them to turn or walk away.
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| '''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
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| :Bert, Tom and Bill, turned to stone, can be found in the wilderness of the [[Trollshaws]].
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| {{references}}
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| [[Category:Trolls]]
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| [[Category:Characters in The Hobbit]]
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| [[de:Bill Huggins]] | | [[de:Bill Huggins]] |
| [[fi:Viljami (peikko)]] | | [[fi:Viljami (peikko)]] |
