sculpture
Troll Sculpture, Fløjen, Bergen
14-Jan-2008 Filed in: Norwegian painters
Who is the artist behind this lovely troll sculpture which sits on the top of Fløjen Mountain in Bergen, Norway?
Arne Bang (1901-1983)
19-Jul-2006 Filed in: Danish painters
Danish sculpturer and ceramicist, best known for his sculpture of the so-called Fladså-trold in Næstved, Southern Sealand, a troll who was very angry at the loud church bells in the town and decided to drown it in sand, but on his way to the town, the sand fell out of his sack and created a big hill. The troll now guards the town hall.
Niels Aas (1933-2004)
01-Jan-2006 Filed in: Norwegian painters
Norwegian sculpturer famous for his Troll, Kollen-Trollet (2002), outside Oslo:
This troll has its own homepage here
This troll has its own homepage here
Niels Hansen-Jacobsen (1861-1941)
05-Dec-2005 Filed in: Danish painters
("Troll Scenting Christian Blood" from 1896)
Danish sculptor occupied with the Underworld, rather seen in biblical than folklore terms. World famous in the small Jutland town of Vejen.