[MR] Re: Use of the word 'Troll'

[Vernon Willet]

The point was, rather, its invulnerability to pain.  Perhaps I was unclear
on that point.  And whether it is Greek or Jewish, it is somewhat unerving
to rock your opponents world and have him shrug it off as "light".  I ran
across one of those, many years ago, at a novice tourney.  It took repeated
blows from a great sword, one of which actually knocked it off its feet, and
kept on coming.  I forfeited that match, and the tourney, in the face of
such supernatural durability.  Curious, no?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brett W. McCoy" <bmccoy at chapelperilous.net>
To: <atlantia at Atlantia.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [MR] Re: Use of the word 'Troll'


> The idea of 'golem' comes from a medieval Jewish legend set in Prague,
> which definitely puts it in period, although I don't think it's really
> the same as a 'rhinohide' -- it's an automaton built out of clay and
> controlled by a magician/priest through the use of magical words.
>
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