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I'm assuming this is a Norway Troll. Regardless, he's one ugly little bugger. Found him at an antique store, although not sure of his age. Poor little guy must have had a mining accident, he's missing an eyeball..on purpose!
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Awww...he's a nice troll. Bwhahaha
He is a nice Gnome I am sure he is not Jesus . He is unique and cute Jlenn ! I would put him in my garden were he would live happy life :-)
Does he have a name on bottom of feet maybe and what is he made of and how tall ?
He and his brother both have "Erling Krage a/s" on them. Made of hard plastic
jlenn here is one with a tag ! :-) They make some pretty good trolls with odd expressions :-)
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Another friend for Halloween.
I have a collection of about 40 of these cuties that I inherited from my Mom. She had been collecting them for years, buying a couple of new ones each year .Yearly trips to the Norway section in Epcot Center , always resulted in another adoption, as did the yearly cruise. when she went on with her sisters.