Most of the kids here never heard about Thor but know trolls well. When I just came here and people from neighbouring villages did not know that I was here yet, meeting them in the middle of the forest was fun. Their faces were like "What the .... is this two meters tall creature with straw instead of hair here in the middle of the forest?!"
Yes, I am exotic to them, especially to the kids. They know here that trolls are scandinavian (I think our fairy tales are popular with kids here) and after they were told that I am from there plus my unusual appearance, trolls was what came to their minds, ha ha. it was only in the beginning though not anymore.
Ha! I can just imagine the look on their face when they first saw you.
Yes I imagine once they got to know you, you became human again.
I'm not too familiar with Scandinavian faery tales. My childhood was filled with mostly Disney..a bit of Hans Christian Anderson CS Lewis..Grimm but not the original scary versions and Jim Henson.
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winterfish
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Date: 2016-07-28 12:46 am (UTC)Ha! I'd have thought they would mistake you for Thor.
Athena
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Date: 2016-07-28 12:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-07-28 01:14 am (UTC)Yes I don't imagine they see many tall blond men there.
So I guess to them trolls are tall blond men.
I've always pictured trolls as these short hairy creatures that live under bridges and terrorize goats.
Athena
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Date: 2016-07-28 01:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-07-28 01:39 am (UTC)Ha! I can just imagine the look on their face when they first saw you.
Yes I imagine once they got to know you, you became human again.
I'm not too familiar with Scandinavian faery tales. My childhood was filled with mostly Disney..a bit of Hans Christian Anderson CS Lewis..Grimm but not the original scary versions and Jim Henson.
Athena