Trollpikken

Trollpikken (the

Troll A troll is a being in Nordic folklore, including Norse mythology. In Old Norse sources, beings described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human bei ...

's Dick) is a rock formation in

Eigersund Eigersund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Egersund. The town was known for its pottery factory (closed in 1979) and it is amo ...

municipality, in Norway, between Kjervall and Veshovda. A rock jutting out from a cliff face to a height of almost resembles an

erect penis An erection (clinically: penile erection or penile tumescence) is a physiological phenomenon in which the penis becomes firm, engorged, and enlarged. Penile erection is the result of a complex interaction of psychological, neural, vascular, ...

. In June 2017, the rock was severed using power tools; it was reattached the following month after a

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campaign. The local tourist board was discussing using Trollpikken to draw tourists in a similar manner to

Trolltunga Trolltunga ("Troll tongue") is a rock formation situated about above sea level in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The cliff juts horizontally out from the mountain, about above the north side of the lake Ringedalsvatnet. Po ...

(the troll's tongue) and

Preikestolen Preikestolen or Prekestolen ( en, 'The Pulpit Rock', 'Pulpit', or 'Preacher's Chair') is a tourist attraction in the municipality of Strand in Rogaland county, Norway. Preikestolen is a steep cliff which rises above Lysefjorden. Atop the cliff, ...

(the preacher's pulpit) by providing parking when on June 24, 2017, joggers discovered that the approximately formation had been severed using power tools. 226,000 kroner was raised online to reattach it using a crane assembled on-site; a contractor told a Norwegian TV station, "We have the Viagra it takes." It was successfully reattached on July 7, using a combination of cement, glue and metal fittings. By late that month, parking and signs had been provided and

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reported that at least one suspect had been arrested for the vandalism. Kjetil Bentsen named the rock formation in January 2017; an effort is underway to have it marked on maps. A staff member at the

Romsdal Museum The Romsdal Museum ( no, Romsdalsmuseet) is a museum in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The museum is based in Molde Municipality, but it has sites all over the region. History The museum was founded by Peter Tønder ...

indicated that numerous rock formations in Norway have similarly humorous names, although ''pikk'' is a relatively new word in the language for the penis. Bentsen and one other have applied to the

Norwegian Patent Office The Norwegian Industrial Property Office ( no, PatentstyretTrollpikken.no
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