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"Troll Bridge" is a Discworld short story, written by Terry Pratchett in 1991 for a collection entitled ''After The King: Stories in Honour of J.R.R. Tolkien.''
"Troll Bridge" is a Discworld short story, written by Terry Pratchett in 1991 for a collection entitled ''After The King: Stories in Honour of J.R.R. Tolkien.''


The story stars [[Cohen the Barbarian]], who plans to prove himself by killing a [[Troll]] in single combat. Instead, he and the Troll find themselves reminiscing about how the Discworld used to be, when trolls all hid under [[Death Bridge|bridges]] to be killed by heroes, and the land was not yet settled.
The story stars [[Cohen the Barbarian]], who plans to prove himself by killing a [[Troll]] in single combat. Instead, he and the Troll find themselves reminiscing about how the Discworld used to be, when trolls all hid under [[Death Bridge|bridges]] to be killed by heroes, and the land was not yet settled. It ends with [[Mica]], the [[Troll]], giving him three addresses...


The story was republished in {{BS}}.
The story was republished in {{BS}}.

Revision as of 10:53, 20 July 2016

"Troll Bridge" is a Discworld short story, written by Terry Pratchett in 1991 for a collection entitled After The King: Stories in Honour of J.R.R. Tolkien.

The story stars Cohen the Barbarian, who plans to prove himself by killing a Troll in single combat. Instead, he and the Troll find themselves reminiscing about how the Discworld used to be, when trolls all hid under bridges to be killed by heroes, and the land was not yet settled. It ends with Mica, the Troll, giving him three addresses...

The story was republished in A Blink of the Screen.

In 2011, a short film of Troll Bridge was in production by Snowgum Films.