Ken Arensbak made the original troll for his children in 1959 to help make his stories come to life. He first unbraided strands of jute rope and glued it to a wooden base, then added the details which included natural materials found in the nearby woods. He finished it off by attaching to its base a tiny red and white mushroom (a replica of the mushroom that was a favorite of the Vikings) that he made out of a special clay. To help celebrate its 50th anniversary, we are making this 1/3 scale reproduction of that original troll (pictured on right). The trolls will be made by Marianna (Ken's daughter) and will be the first trolls she has made since the late 1970's. This is a Limited Edition of only 250 pieces with a special numbered tag on bottom of base. While our troll design has changed through the years, we went back to our roots to re-create Ken’s original troll by trying to apply the same technique and materials he used to produce that first inspiration. 12" ht If you currently get a specific low number in the Christmas Troll each year, you will have the option of getting that same number for this troll. |