"The Three Billy Goats Gruff" is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in their Norske Folkeeventyr, first published between 1841 and 1844. It has an Aarne-Thomp
The White House 2003 Christmas decoration using "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" as the theme
A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family
Three Billy Goats Gruff
…Gruff", live in a valley with very little grass. They must walk across a bridge to reach a mountain pasture where they can graze. However, a fearsome troll lives under the bridge and eats everyone who tries to cross. The smallest billy goat goes first. The troll stops him and threatens to "gobble him up…
Look at them, troll mother said. Look at my sons! You won't find more beautiful trolls on this side of the moon. (1915) by John Bauer
Skogtroll (Forest Troll), by Theodor Kittelsen, 1906
The Princess and the Trolls –The Changeling, by John Bauer, 1913