{"product_id":"9780712355186-little-book-of-trolls-1","title":"The Little Book of Trolls: 1 (British Library Little Books","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering the earliest legends of trolls through to blockbuster movies, \u003ci\u003eThe Little Book of Trolls\u003c\/i\u003e explores the fascinating history of one of folklore's most complicated creatures. This authoritative guide includes retellings of beloved and lesser-known troll tales, presented alongside beautiful historic artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrolls have escaped from the black lava wastes of Iceland and the dense pine forests of Scandinavia to take on a new life in the collective global imagination. They may not steal goats and eat people quite so much, but they remain disruptive and dangerous, even if their limited imaginations sometimes make them comic and even quite likeable. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmerging from the earliest annals of Scandinavian mythology, trolls are contradictory creatures. They can be monstrous and large as mountains, or humble and humanoid in appearance. The accounts written in Scandinavia and Iceland in the 19th century paint trolls as creatures who kidnap, overrun farms, lurk in the dark corners of landscapes, demand human marriages, eat unsuspecting travelers, and occasionally help the people who encounter them.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarolyne Larrington collects these stories into a delightful directory of trolls, from the medieval to the modern, and encountering kindly trolls, dangerous trolls, and stupid trolls along the way. Thoroughly researched and entertainingly written, The Little Book of Trolls is essential reading for the fantasy fan and a perfect introduction to the charmingly charmless world of trolls.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55642176356726,"sku":"9780712355186","price":12.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34530488_479770a7-3e9d-4548-aa5b-fe81b6b6b92f.jpg?v=1747978750","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780712355186-little-book-of-trolls-1","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}