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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. It ends with [[Mica]], the [[Troll]], giving him three addresses... | 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... | ||
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In 2011, a short film of [[TV and Film:Troll Bridge|''Troll Bridge'']] was in production by [[Fan Films|Snowgum Films]]. | In 2011, a short film of [[TV and Film:Troll Bridge|''Troll Bridge'']] was in production by [[Fan Films|Snowgum Films]]. | ||
In 2016 a new bridge was built in Cale Park in [[Wincanton]]; the naming of the bridge was turned over to the public with the winning entry naming it Troll Bridge after Terry Pratchett and his story. | |||
[[File:TB bridge.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Troll Bridge in Cale Park]] | |||
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Revision as of 13:06, 29 August 2017
"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...
French publisher L'Atalante released the story as a novella. The story was republished in A Blink of the Screen.
In 2011, a short film of Troll Bridge was in production by Snowgum Films.
In 2016 a new bridge was built in Cale Park in Wincanton; the naming of the bridge was turned over to the public with the winning entry naming it Troll Bridge after Terry Pratchett and his story.
