The Trollshaws

Three Trolls

The Hobbit · Third Age 2941 · show on the map

The Trollshaws and its surroundings on the parchment map of Middle-earth — The Trollshaws on the parchment map. Open this spot on the interactive map to pan, zoom or switch to the satellite view.

The company encounters three Stone-trolls—Tom, Bert, and William—who capture the Dwarves and plan to cook them. Gandalf tricks the trolls by mimicking their voices until dawn turns them to stone.

Figures: Bilbo, Gandalf, Thorin, the Trolls

Place	The Trollshaws
Book	The Hobbit
Date	Third Age 2941
Map x, y	`3811, 937`

Routes passing through

2 traced routes run within 150 map-pixels of here:

Bilbo's Journey
Gandalf's Journey (Hobbit)

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