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Bilbo's
Stone Trolls
The adventures of Bilbo Baggins, as chronicled in The Hobbit,
nearly ended rather abruptly in the area known as the
Trollshaws when he and his companions encountered three
trolls named Bert, Tom, and William. Bilbo and the
dwarves narrowly escaped becoming a meal for the hungry
trolls after Gandalf intervened and set the trolls
to arguing over the best way to prepare a feast of
Hobbit- and Dwarf-meat. As the sun rose, and
the argument continued unresolved, the light of the
dawn turned the trolls to stone, where they remain
to this day.
Adventurers today in the Trollshaws, an area not far
from the Great East Road as it makes its way out of
the Lone-lands, will come upon the three statues that
remain chillingly lifelike, despite the more than seventy
years of time that has passed since the dim-witted
trolls were tricked by the wandering wizard. Travelers
should know, however, that recent tales have been told
of larger, more fearsome breeds of Trolls that no longer
fear the effects of the sun, so while this tranquil,
shaded glen may provide a moment of entertainment to
witness the fates of poor Bert, Tom, and William, remember
that perhaps future encounters between Trolls and adventurers
will not end so well for the unwary.
Bilbo's Stone Trolls - The Ford of
Bruinen
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