THE ORIGINAL TROLL
Long before trolls lived under posts, they lived deep in the Norwegian forests.
Skogtroll literally means forest troll in Norwegian — a creature rooted in Scandinavian folklore, hidden among trees, rocks and mountains.
In the early 1900s, legendary Norwegian artist Theodor Kittelsen gave these creatures a face. His iconic Skogtroll (c. 1906) depicted a gigantic troll emerging almost indistinguishably from the wilderness itself.
Kittelsen’s trolls went on to shape how generations imagined them: ancient, grotesque, mysterious, and inseparable from nature.
More than a century later, the troll escaped the forest.
It entered the internet.
Every reply guy.
Every rage baiter.
Every anonymous account.
Every meme.
They all descend from the same creature.
The troll before trolls.
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