History Literature / Trolle

Rybak, a well-known singer-songwriter, originally intended for ''Trolle'' to be a musical. However, realising how long producing a musical could potentially take, he decided to structure the project differently. ''Trolle'' became a children's novel, together with an accompanying audiobook split into 3 [=CDs=]. The audiobook (narrated by Dennis Storhøi) contains original music by Rybak and several other collaborators, performing as the characters just as a musical would.

Rybak, a well-known singer-songwriter, originally intended for ''Trolle'' to be a musical- however, realising how long producing a musical could potentially take, he decided to structure the project differently. ''Trolle'' became a children's novel, together with an accompanying audiobook split into 3 [=CDs=]. The audiobook (narrated by Dennis Storhøi) contains original music by Rybak and several other collaborators, performing as the characters just as a musical would.

* AdultsAreUseless: In full force with the mayor. He's so obsessed with keeping his daughter close that he doesn't realize he's actually pushing her away... and he's so busy with his arrangements to protect her and keep her safe with guards and security measures that it takes him a ''long'' time to even catch on to the fact that she's been sneaking out of the house and into the forest for months. Later on he refuses to listen to her when she says Trolle isn't dangerous, and when she's upset with him it's his clumsy attempts at reconciling with her that drives her away and lands her into ''real'' danger when the Hulder King captures her.

* 'Jeg vil være for meg selv' (I will be by myself) - featuring Pernille Hogstad Stene

* HarmfulToMinors: Trolle had a pretty miserable childhood to say the least. Alva, not so much, but she still felt alone in Vendehjem- she’s been the mayor's daughter all her life so we can assume she's felt this way for a long time. Plus, after meeting Trolle, she went through being kidnapped by the Hulder King and almost drowning in that waterfall.
** Also, Alva's mother died well before the events of the book, but she seems pretty well adjusted and her father just so happens to be the kindest, most overprotective dad in the whole village. Trolle's parents (or lack thereof) aren't even ''brought up.''

On January 11th 2019, Alexander Rybak announced on his social media (including the ''Trolle'' Facebook page) that a stage musical adaptation of ''Trolle'' had been created. It ran at the Kilden Performing Arts Centre in Kristiansand, Norway from November 28th - December 30th and was well-received by the public.

On January 11th 2019, Alexander Rybak announced on his social media (including the ''Trolle'' Facebook page) that a stage musical adaptation of ''Trolle'' has been created. It is currently running at the Kilden Performing Arts Centre in Kristiansand, Norway from November 28th - December 30th.

* BrownNote: The violin's cursed music. Especially prominent when the Hulder King tortures Trolle; the notes he plays are grating and ''very'' uncomfortable to listen to.
** This is made worse by the art for that scene in the book -- Trolle on all fours, screaming and covering his ears. Ouch.

Norwegian games studio Ravn Studio was funded 150,000 NOK on December 12th 2016 by Vilken Filmcenter to produce a platformer game of ''Trolle''. On the October 8th 2018, the project was granted another 150,000 euros. No news about the development process has been announced, but concept art from the game has been released in articles.

* MusicalAssassin: The Hulder King. Though he never actually kills anyone with the violin, it is certainly a weapon and at one point he [[BrownNote uses its music to torture and threaten Trolle]] once he's taken it back.