Contains three stories of ogres, trolls, and giants from throughout history, presented in graphic novel form, and includes three additional brief accounts of monsters, as well as background information on the creatures.
Forced to move to Troll Fell to live with his uncles, Baldur and Grim, after his father's death, young Peer Ulfsson learns of his uncles' sinister plan to sell children to the trolls and sets out with an adventurous neighbor girl named Hilde to stop them.
Examines the myths, scary tales, and legends surrounding giants, trolls, and ogres, exploring how they are portrayed in various cultures around the world and throughout history.
An original story based on Swedish folklore, in which a young boy and his toy horse outwit the trolls after his two older brothers have tried and failed.
A farmer's wife becomes the foster mother of a troll's child and her humanistic treatment of the changeling eventually secures the return of her own son.