Troll

"Three very large persons sitting round a very large fire of beech-logs. They were toasting mutton on long spits of wood, and licking the gravy off their fingers. […] But they were trolls. Obviously trolls. Even Bilbo, in spite of his sheltered life, could see that: from the heavy faces of them, and their size, and the shape of their legs, not to mention their language, which was not drawing-room fashion at all, at all."

- The Hobbit, Roast Mutton Trolls are monstrous unintelligent creatures bred by Morgoth in the First age to imitate the Ents. They are generally about four meters high and feared for their brutal force, and highly valued by evil commanders. However, they turn to stone when sunlight hits them.

There are various types of trolls which can be found in many places in Middle-earth. This page focuses on the 'normal' trolls that live in the north of Eriador (from the Trollshaws to Angmar) also known as 'Hill-trolls' or 'Stone-trolls'.

If you are looking for other types of trolls, you may want to visit the following pages: Mountain Troll, Mountain Troll Chieftain, Mirk-troll, Half-troll or Olog-hai. You can also visit the category page for trolls here.

Behavior
Trolls attack enemies of Angmar on sight. Like mounted units, they have an increased distance at which enemies are spotted.

Evil players (100 Angmar alignment) can tickle trolls by right-clicking them with a feather. This will cause the troll to sneeze, throwing slimeballs out of his nose. The achievement "Blimey!" is earned this way. Slimeballs can also be used to craft leads.

When exposed to sunlight, trolls will run around in panic, trying to get to a shady place or water. If they can't escape the sunlight in time, they will stop moving and turn to stone. That means they will be transformed into a troll statue (see below). Standing in water also protects trolls from the sun.

Troll Statues
A troll statue (left by trolls that turned to stone) can be mined with any pickaxe to drop an item. They can then be placed again anywhere else and mined again.

As there are three different skins for trolls, there are also six different troll statues, counting the two-headed variant for each skin.

Troll statues block movement (they are solid entities).

The name for statues in the code is "StoneTroll".

Mutations
As of Beta 20, trolls have a rare chance to spawn with two heads. These two-headed trolls have greater health, attack strength, and movement speed than ordinary trolls.

This mutation can occur in all breeds of troll (including the chieftain).

Moreover, once a year, there is a day full of magic, and on this day all the Trolls turn into Shrek.

Drops
Trolls drop 0-2 troll bones and 0-2 slimeballs that represent the troll's snot.

In addition, trolls can drop loot from any animal such as raw meat, wool, feathers and leather. This represents an animal that the troll has eaten earlier.