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Trolls: An Unnatural History by John Lindow (review)

Trolls: An Unnatural History by John Lindow (review) John Lindow. Trolls: An Unnatural History. London: Reaktion Books Ltd. 2014. Pp. 160. "trolls have been around for 1,000 years, and they are not going away" (p. 13). indeed. if you are not convinced that they are still around, type "troll" into Google.com's search bar and get some 52,100,000 hits in 0.37 seconds. Someone had to write a good book on trolls, ideally someone knowledgeable about trolls of all eras. John Lindow was always the obvious choice to write such a book, and now he has. Blessedly, Trolls: An Unnatural History is many things trolls are not. it is handsome, well proportioned, and not of monstrous size; it is full of knowledge, yet unintimidating. the curious person could be advised to seek out Trolls for enjoyment and edification: no special preparation is required. the chapters on medieval sources are unencumbered by looming slabs of Old norse poetry. no undergrowth of thickety footnotes rises from the bottom margins. the information that could have populated that space is held to the end and presented in inviting prose. "Sources and Further Reading" is effectively a short annotated bibliography, though not an exhaustive one. not so unlike many trolls, then, the book http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Scandinavian Studies Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study

Trolls: An Unnatural History by John Lindow (review)

Scandinavian Studies , Volume 87 (3) – Apr 6, 2016

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John Lindow. Trolls: An Unnatural History. London: Reaktion Books Ltd. 2014. Pp. 160. "trolls have been around for 1,000 years, and they are not going away" (p. 13). indeed. if you are not convinced that they are still around, type "troll" into Google.com's search bar and get some 52,100,000 hits in 0.37 seconds. Someone had to write a good book on trolls, ideally someone knowledgeable about trolls of all eras. John Lindow was always the obvious choice to write such a book, and now he has. Blessedly, Trolls: An Unnatural History is many things trolls are not. it is handsome, well proportioned, and not of monstrous size; it is full of knowledge, yet unintimidating. the curious person could be advised to seek out Trolls for enjoyment and edification: no special preparation is required. the chapters on medieval sources are unencumbered by looming slabs of Old norse poetry. no undergrowth of thickety footnotes rises from the bottom margins. the information that could have populated that space is held to the end and presented in inviting prose. "Sources and Further Reading" is effectively a short annotated bibliography, though not an exhaustive one. not so unlike many trolls, then, the book

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Published: Apr 6, 2016

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