2007-11-23 00:30:50 · 2 answers · asked by Brock 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Hmm, don't see how they are the "same" - except insofar as they're both bad/evil. Goblins seem to be worse than trolls.
"Trolls - Short-tempered and dull-witted creatures who will eat just about anything, the trolls are based on mythological creatures taken from Old English and Anglo-Saxon poems and on figures from popular fairy tales and folklore. Tolkien has them speak with a cockney accent, the dialect of lower-class Londoners, which injects a modern joke into the fantasy epic.
Goblins - Evil creatures encountered by Bilbo and company in Chapter 4. Goblins are infamous for their ability to make cruel weapons and torture devices."
2007-11-23 00:41:58 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're the same. He changed his mind between the hobbit and the L of the R and started to call them trolls. Some more modern versions of The Hobbit have updated it and called them trolls.
2007-11-23 05:06:20 · answer #2 · answered by No Longer Dizzy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋