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Declined by Tenshi Hinanawi 32 days ago. Last edited by Laffuble 27 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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This article is about a fictional being from Scandinavian folklore, for other uses, see Scrag end or Troll (disambiguation).

A Scrag or water Troll is a being in Scandinavian folklore that exclusively live in dirty rivers, marshes, swamps, and other foul waters, and sometimes living under bridges. They are subspecies (type of) from Trolls.

Appearance

A Scrag looks like a Troll but with distinct aquatic features, like having fins or webbed feet and has a slender appearance for long water strides, they are amphibious.

Adaptations

Scrags can hold their breath for 15 minutes on end, and can camouflage to the floor of murky waters. They also have a keen smell.

Etymology

The old Norse nouns Scrag and Skröggr (typically mean "Lean person or animal," "a raw-bones," "a long, Lean man," "old torn thing"), possibly developed from North Germanic languages.

In popular culture

Scrags have appeared in many fantasy fiction, including The Three Billy Goats Gruff,^[1] it was the troll under the bridge. An entity in the Harry Potter games called a "River Troll". Scrags are also an entity in Dungeons & Dragons the role play game.^[2] A creature called a "River Troll" appeared in the book, The Spiderwick chronicles.^[3]

Used sources

1. https://www.routesnorth.com/language-and-culture/scandinavian-trolls-all-you-need-to-know/

2. https://interestingliterature.com/2021/06/three-billy-goats-gruff-fairy-tale-summary-analysis/

3. This article incorporates material derived from the "River Troll" article on the monster wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License ().

4. This article incorporates material derived from the "River Troll" article on the warhammerfantasy wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License ().

5. This article incorporates material derived from the "Scrag" article on the forgottenrealms wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License ().

6. https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/troll-river

7. https://www.trolls.com/store/p22/River_Troll.html

8. https://www.5esrd.com/database/creature/troll-lake-3pp

References

^ "three Billy goats gruff fairy tale summary analysis". interesting literature. Oliver Tearle. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
^ "River Troll (5e Creature) - D&D Wiki".
^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates material derived from the "Category:Trolls" article on the spiderwick wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License ().

[1] "three Billy goats gruff fairy tale summary analysis". interesting literature. Oliver Tearle. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

[2] "River Troll (5e Creature) - D&D Wiki".

[3] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates material derived from the "Category:Trolls" article on the spiderwick wiki at Fandom (formerly Wikia) and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License ().

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