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| {{evil infobox
| | #REDIRECT [[William, Tom, and Bert]] |
| | name=William Huggins
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| | image=[[File:Liz Danforth - William.jpg|250px]]
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| | caption="William" by [[Liz Danforth]]
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| | othernames="Bill"
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| | location=[[Trollshaws]]
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| | language=[[Westron]]
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| | deathlocation=[[Trollshaws]]
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| | notablefor=Capturing [[Thorin and Company]]
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| | race=[[Trolls|Troll]]
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| | gender=Male
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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 [[Talking purse|William's purse]] that [[Bilbo Baggins]] tried to pickpocket 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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| ==Portrayal in adaptations==
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| {{Gallery
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| |File:The Hobbit (1977 film) - Trolls.png|[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|''The Hobbit'' (1977 film)]]
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| |File:Omar Rayyan - Wuluag.jpg|Wûluag in the ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]''
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| |File:The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring - Tom, Bert and Bill.jpg|''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''
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| |File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Tom, Bert and Bill.jpg|''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
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| |File:The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey - Bert, Bill and Tom.jpg|''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''
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| |File:Games Workshop - The Hobbit - Bill.png|''[[The Hobbit Strategy Battle Game]]''
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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 abbreviated but largely 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)|''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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| '''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)|''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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| '''2012: ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'']]'''
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| :William is portrayed (through motion capture) by [[Peter Hambleton]].
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| ==See also==
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| *[[:Category:Images of William|Images of William]]
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| {{references}}
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| [[Category:Trolls]]
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| [[Category:Characters in The Hobbit]]
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| [[Category:Third Age characters]]
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| [[de:Bill Huggins]] | | [[de:Bill Huggins]] |
| [[fi:Viljami (peikko)]] | | [[fi:Viljami (peikko)]] |
