| "Troll Bridge" | |
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| Short story byTerry Pratchett | |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genres | Fantasyclichés,Short story
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| Publication | |
| Published in | ISBN 0-330-32027-0 |
| Publication type | Compilation |
| Publisher | Pan Books |
| Media type | |
| Publication date | 10/01/1992 |
| Series | Discworld 1st short story – 3rd Individual story |
"Troll Bridge" is aDiscworld short story, written byTerry Pratchett in 1991 for a collection entitledAfter The King: Stories in Honour of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Set following the events ofThe Light Fantastic,[1] the story starsCohen the Barbarian, who plans to prove himself by killing a troll in single combat. Instead, he and the troll find themselves reminiscing about how theDiscworld used to be, when trolls all hid under bridges to be killed by heroes, and the land was not yet settled.
While interested in making a short film ofTroll Bridge as early as 2004,[2]Snowgum Films slated it for release in 2015,[3] starringDon Bridges as Cohen.[citation needed] Fundraising included a Kickstarter campaign in 2011.[citation needed]
The film premiered atFlickerfest in Sydney in January 2019,[4] and played at film festivals and fan conventions around the world ahead of its release to crowdfunding supporters in November 2019.[citation needed] It is now freely available on YouTube.[5]
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