The Dovregubben, also known as Mountain Kings, are minor antagonists in the 2010 Norwegian horror film Trollhunter.
The Dovregubben are the only trolls seen in the film that appear to be a social species, living in a large pack in a Norwegian cave.
Appearance
The Dovregubben are medium-sized trolls with brown fur, abnormally large and bulbous noses, and very few real distinguishing features. They are the smallest trolls seen in the film.
Powers and Abilities
The Dovregubben possess the following powers and abilities:
- Enormous size
- Superhuman Strength
Fate
The Dovregubben chase the protagonists out of their cave and succeed in killing one of them. The trolls themselves survive the events of the film and are last seen returning to their cave, though one of was faced with UV light by Hans, causing it to explode into a small cloud of smoke.
Trivia
- The Dovregubben are named after a figure from the 1867 dramatic poem Peer Gynt.
- they act rather similar to moles and jackals.
- There is a theory that the dovregubbens might have dug the cave.
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