"Troll Bridge" is a

Discworld ''Discworld'' is a comic fantasy"Humorous Fantasy" in David Pringle, ed., ''The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy'' (pp.31-33). London, Carlton,2006. book series written by the English author Terry Pratchett, set on the Discworld, a flat pla ...

short story, written by

Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humourist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his ''Discworld'' series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first nov ...

in 1991 for a collection entitled '' After The King: Stories in Honour of J.R.R. Tolkien''. Set following the events of ''

The Light Fantastic ''The Light Fantastic'' is a comic fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett, the second of the ''Discworld'' series. It was published on 2 June 1986, the first printing being of 1,034 copies. The title, taken from a poem by John Milton, in which it re ...

'',A Discworld Chronology
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Cohen the Barbarian This article contains brief biographies for characters from Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' series. This list consists of human characters. For biographies of noted members of the Discworld's "ethnic minorities" (dwarfs, trolls, undead, etc.), ...

, who plans to prove himself by killing a troll in single combat. Instead, he and the troll find themselves reminiscing about how the

used to be, when trolls all hid under bridges to be killed by heroes, and the land was not yet settled.

Film

While interested in making a short film of ''Troll Bridge'' as early as 2004,

Snowgum Films ''Eucalyptus pauciflora'', commonly known as snow gum, cabbage gum or white sally, is a species of tree or mallee that is native to eastern Australia. It has smooth bark, lance-shaped to elliptical leaves, flower buds in clusters of between sev ...

slated it for release in 2015, starring

Don Bridges Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON * Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin * Don, Dang, a vi ...

as Cohen. Fundraising included a Kickstarter campaign in 2011. The film premiered at

Flickerfest Flickerfest is an international short film festival held annually in January at Bondi Beach, Sydney. It is an Academy and BAFTA recognised short film festival for both international and Australian film makers. History The festival originated ...

in Sydney in January 2019, and played at film festivals and fan conventions around the world ahead of its release to crowdfunding supporters in November 2019. It is now freely available on YouTube.

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