rock troll

Petrifying mountain creature

A rock troll is a creature from Scandinavian folklore and fantasy fiction—a large, brutish humanoid associated with mountains and stones.

In some traditions, trolls turn to stone in sunlight.

The term appears frequently in fantasy games and literature: The party encountered a rock troll blocking the mountain pass.

Rock trolls are typically depicted as dim-witted but physically powerful, sometimes literally made of stone or able to blend with rocky terrain.

Related
  • ogreMonstrous man-eating giant
  • caveUnderground hollow in rock
  • mountainTall natural landmass
  • bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
  • stoneSolid earth fragment

dark cave · turn to stone · giant · folklore · fairy tale · billy goats gruff · club · ugly · lumbering · heavy footsteps · Norse · monster · stomp · boulder · moss · grumpy · dim-witted · smash

Opposites
creature type in fantasy taxonomy

rock trollsylph

Graceful, slender woman

elf · high elf · fairy · pixie · sprite

creature type/fantasy taxonomy

rock trollfairy

Tiny winged magical creature

sprite · sylph · water nymph · wood elf · pixie

moral/alignment spectrum

rock trollguardian angel

Protective spirit assigned individually

forest guardian · good fairy · protective spirit · celestial · seraph

Family

rock, troll, rocks, rocked, rocking, rocker, rocky, rockier, rockiest

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G