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The Trollshaws were the upland woods, consisting partly of beech trees, that lay to the west of Rivendell between the rivers Hoarwell and Loudwater in eastern Eriador.^[1] Trolls roamed these lands, and terrorized trespassers.

History

Trollshaws - LotRO — A view of the Trollshaws in autumn, as seen in *The Lord of the Rings Online*

During the great days of Arnor, the eastern sub-kingdom of Rhudaur built fortified dwellings and castles here, but largely because of the wars with Angmar, the area became deserted of men and dangerous to travel through. By the late Third Age, they were infamous for being the haunting place of trolls, mainly Hill-trolls that had travelled down from the Ettenmoors or Angmar from the North. Three of these trolls were famously renowned for waylaying Bilbo Baggins and his company of Dwarves, as they set out for Lonely Mountain. These particular trolls, Tom, Bert and William, were turned to stone come dawn^[2] and were encountered many years later by Frodo Baggins and company on their way to Rivendell.^[3]

Portrayal in adaptations

Map - Trollshaws — Map of the Trollshaws, with added locations, from *The Lord of the Rings Online*

Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy

On the way to Rivendell in The Fellowship of the Ring film, Frodo, Merry, Pippin, Sam and Aragorn set up a camp by "Mr Bilbo's trolls" (as Sam says) after Frodo has been stabbed by the Witch-King. It is here that Arwen finds them, and takes Frodo the rest of the way to Rivendell.

The Hobbit trilogy

The Trollshaws appear in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first film of Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy as the location of Thorin and Company's encounter with the three trolls.

Video games

The Trollshaws appear in the video games The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings Online.

Translations around the world

Foreign Language	Translated name
Albanian	Këndoj ?
Arabic	ترول شاوز
Armenian	տրոլ սհաւս
Belarusian Cyrillic	тролль шаўс
Bulgarian Cyrillic	Тролови чукари
Catalan	Gnomshaws
Chinese (Hong Kong)	食人妖穴
Croatian	Trolshawa
Czech	Obroviště
Danish	Jætteheden
Dutch	Trol ?
Finnish	Peikkokorpi
French	Trouée des Trolls
German	Trollhöhen
Greek	Τρόλλσογς
Gujarati	નિરાંતે ગાવું શૉટ્સ ?
Hebrew	גַמָדשו
Hindi	तरोलशवस
Hungarian	Trollháza
Icelandic	Tröllshaws ?
Italian	Trollshaws
Japanese	トロールショーズ
Kannada	ಟ್ರೊಲ್ಶ್ಆಸ್
Korean	트롤 ?
Latvian	Trollisshaws
Lithuanian	Troliai ?
Macedonian Cyrillic	трол шаwс
Nepalese	ट्रोलशव्स ?
Persian	ترولشا
Russian	ТролльШоус
Serbian	Троллсхавс (Cyrillic) Trollshavs (Latin)
Sinhalese	ට්‍රොල්ල්ශ෴ස්
Slovak	Trolovisko
Spanish	Bosque de los Trolls
Tajik Cyrillic	Троллсҳаwс
Tamil	ட்ரோல்லஷாவ்ஸ்
Telugu	మరుగుజ్జుద షాస్
Thai	การดึงสายเบ็ด ?
Turkish	Trolçalılık
Yiddish	טראָללשאַווס

References

↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "Hobbition and Bag End"
↑ The Hobbit, Chapter II: "Roast Mutton"
↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter XII: "Flight to the Ford"

[1] The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, "Hobbition and Bag End"

[2] The Hobbit, Chapter II: "Roast Mutton"

[3] The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, Book One, Chapter XII: "Flight to the Ford"

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 == History ==
 [[File:Trollshaws - LotRO.jpg|left|thumb|230x230px|A view of the Trollshaws in autumn, as seen in [[The Lord of the Rings Online|''The Lord of the Rings Online'']]]]
-During the great days of [[Arnor]], the eastern sub-kingdom of [[Rhudaur]] built fortified dwellings and [[castle]]s here, but largely because of the wars with [[Angmar]], the area became deserted of [[men]] and dangerous to travel through. By the late [[Third Age]], they were infamous for being the haunting place of [[trolls]], mainly [[Hill-troll]]s that had travelled down from the [[Ettenmoors]] or Angmar from the North. Three of these trolls were famously renowned for waylaying [[Bilbo Baggins]] and his company of [[Dwarves]], as they set out for [[Lonely Mountain]]. These particular trolls - [[Tom, Bert, and William|Tom, Bert and William]] - were turned to stone come dawn<ref>''[[The Hobbit]],'' Chapter II: "[[Roast Mutton]]"</ref><ref>''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]''</ref> and were encountered many years later by [[Frodo Baggins]] and company on their way to Rivendell.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]],'' Book One, Chapter XII: "[[Flight to the Ford]]"</ref>
+During the great days of [[Arnor]], the eastern sub-kingdom of [[Rhudaur]] built fortified dwellings and [[castle]]s here, but largely because of the wars with [[Angmar]], the area became deserted of [[men]] and dangerous to travel through. By the late [[Third Age]], they were infamous for being the haunting place of [[trolls]], mainly [[Hill-troll]]s that had travelled down from the [[Ettenmoors]] or Angmar from the North. Three of these trolls were famously renowned for waylaying [[Bilbo Baggins]] and his company of [[Dwarves]], as they set out for [[Lonely Mountain]]. These particular trolls, [[Tom, Bert, and William|Tom, Bert and William]], were turned to stone come dawn<ref>''[[The Hobbit]],'' Chapter II: "[[Roast Mutton]]"</ref> and were encountered many years later by [[Frodo Baggins]] and company on their way to Rivendell.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Fellowship of the Ring (novel)|The Fellowship of the Ring]],'' Book One, Chapter XII: "[[Flight to the Ford]]"</ref>
 == Portrayal in adaptations ==
-[[File:Map - Trollshaws.jpg|thumb|225px|Map of Trollshaws from ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.]]
+[[File:Map - Trollshaws.jpg|thumb|225px|Map of the Trollshaws, with added locations, from ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'']]
 === Peter Jackson's ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy ===
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 === ''The Hobbit'' trilogy ===
-The Trollshaws appear in [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'']], the first film of [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Hobbit film trilogy|The Hobbit]]'' film trilogy as the location of Thorin and Company's encounter with the three trolls.
+The Trollshaws appear in [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey|''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'']], the first film of [[Peter Jackson]]'s ''[[The Hobbit film trilogy|The Hobbit]]'' film trilogy as the location of [[Thorin and Company]]'s encounter with the three trolls.
 === Video games ===
-Trollshaws is also depicted in the video games ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|The Hobbit]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.
+The Trollshaws appear in the video games ''[[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|The Hobbit]]'', ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.
 ==Translations around the world==