A Half-Troll
Half-Trolls or Troll-Men (S."Pertereg" Or."Gîzûmolog") were fearsome beings usually believed to be half-bloods of Trolls and mortal men. Most Half-Trolls were of Olog and either Variag or Haradrim descent, but some extraordinary individuals were believed to be partly orc, partly troll or partly Giant and partly troll and even part troll part elf.
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Half-Trolls of renown[]
A Half-Troll in LOTRO
- Araudagul (Troll/Beiabarn))
- Ardagor (Troll/Elf Halfblood)
- Baltab (Troll/Variag)
- The Beast (Troll/Orc/Man)
- Goblok (Troll/Orc)
- Gorthog
- Gothmog of Morgûl (possibly Olog/Uruk or Maia)
- Hargrog (Troll/Variag)
- Mollok (Troll/Barangil)
- Obirt
- Ologg
- Skessa (Troll/Giant)
- Slag-Lûk
- Torak
- Tormog
- Ulthug (stone troll/Núrniag)
Speculations[]
The Guards of Abrakan were rumored to have troll-blood.
Rolemaster[]
Rolemaster's Shadow World features an ape-like race, the Karku, who are believed to be related to both men and Trolls, these Karku are divided into the rather primitive Garks and the more intelligent Krals.
Appearances[]
MERP Line[]
In MERP, MEPBM and MECCG Half-Trolls appear Half-Breed of Olog-Hai and Variags or Haradrim.
LotrTCG[]
In LotRTCG Half Trolls are described in the same way as in the Lotr SBG (see picture)
LotRSBG[]
In LotRSBG Half Trolls are described in the same way as in the Lotr TCG
BfME[]
In the BfME Series Half-Troll Pikemen and Swordsmen appear as military units of Angmar.
Notes[]
It is still debated if Tolkien's "Half-trolls" were actual Troll-creatures or just exotic looking men and thus the gondorians association with half-trolls was more a racial and cultural prejudice towards Black men of Harad. On the other hand the moniker is not generalized for all black men and half-trolls are known from norse mythology. It is still possible Tolkien really intended actual troll-human hybrids, mirroring Saruman's half-orcs and goblin-men.
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