Thomas Dambo is a Danish "recycle art activist" who is known for his installations of giant monumental wooden sculptures called

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, made entirely out of recycled materials. The trolls are installed in various locations in 17 countries. Some of the locations include: * Five trolls at

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Boothbay, Maine. It was opened in 2007.Rita the Rock Planter Rita the Rock Planter also known as Rita the Troll is a giant wooden sculpture in Victor, Colorado. It is made up entirely of recycled wood by sculpture artist Thomas Dambo Thomas Dambo is a Danish "recycle art activist" who is known for his ...

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* Six trolls as part of Northwest Trolls: Way of the Bird King * A troll at

Børkop Børkop is a railway town in Vejle Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is located at the railroad between the cities of Vejle and Fredericia and is served by Børkop railway station. It has a population of 6,314 ...

, Denmark * A troll at

Hainesport Township, New Jersey Hainesport Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 6,035, a decline of 75 (-1.2%) from the 2010 census enumeration of 6,110, in turn ref ...

* The Giant of the Sperrins. Gortin Glen forest park, Tyrone. Northern Ireland * Six trolls to locate as part of the Giants of Mandurah, Western Australia * Three trolls at Bernheim Forest in Clermont, Kentucky * Ulla, a giant female troll.

Parque de la Familia Parque de la Familia ("Family Park", previously known as ''Parque Fluvial Padre Renato Poblete'' (Father Renato Poblete River Park); also known as the "Navigable Mapocho") is a public park located in the commune of Quinta Normal in Santiago, Chi ...

, Santiago, Chile * Two Trolls at Ninigret Park in Charlestown, Rhode Island * Lulu the Troll at California Nature Art Museum, Solvang * A troll in Breckenridge, Colorado ("Isak Heartstone") * A troll in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (Mama Rosa)

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