"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 ...

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 comic fantasy, comical works. He is best known for his ''Discworld'' series of 41 novels. Pratchet ...

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'',A Discworld Chronology
/ref> the story stars Cohen the Barbarian, 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 slated it for release in 2015, starring Don Bridges as Cohen. Fundraising included a Kickstarter campaign in 2011. The film premiered at Flickerfest 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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