Tactics against 🧌trolls?

[Hisoka Morrow]

The only stuff I got was nothing but Pippin killed record in the battle of Black-Gate with a seemingly unskillful combat technique. Any other sources of how Free People military personnel handle combat against trolls?

 

[ZehnWaters]

The only stuff I got was nothing but Pippin killed record in the battle of Black-Gate with a seemingly unskillful combat technique. Any other sources of how Free People military personnel handle combat against trolls?

I'm guessing arrows and spears.

 

[Starbrow]

Keep them arguing until dawn.

 

[lavaplanetrateris]

My husband has great tactics, he is a much bigger fan than me. Until I met him, I didn't care so much for literature, but I was very grateful to him for showing me all that : D

 

[Aranor of Rohan]

To be honest, it doesn't take much brain-power to defeat trolls in battle. The only advantage a troll has is its incredible strength, but without the brains to use it, a troll is essentially a battering ram. The same goes for goblins and ogres. However, I wouldn't venture to say this is the same with Uruk-hai or Olog-hai, as both of those are improvements upon the originals.

 

[Hisoka Morrow]

I'm guessing arrows and spears.

Oh yes, in particular to not-well trained personnel such as peasant class units, but what about those well-sophisticated, such as Men-At-Arms class units, and so on? Fire-power and long cold steel seem to fit rookies only. I wonder there're any performance like Hurin or not 🤔

However, I wouldn't venture to say this is the same with Uruk-hai or Olog-hai, as both of those are improvements upon the originals.

Exactly, even though I still can find almost no clear clue to show how much they're improved, no matter from which JRRT's sources...

Keep them arguing until dawn.

Make you delicious enough so that they'll argue as an result. XD

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

As you appear to be thinking in wargaming terms, I'll venture a couple of possible sources to explore. I confess to being unfamiliar with the video game side of Middle-earth gaming, whether online or otherwise, but have you checked into the vast Games Workshop material? You'd certainly find detailed classifications -- and abilities -- defined in their various rules and suplements.

Then there are the older MERPS games, although those are more RPG-oriented.

Of course, how reliably "canon" they are, is a matter of opinion -- they no doubt "fill in" many things missing in the books.

 

[Goku da Silva]

Always carry some UV lights with you...

 

[Olorgando]

As per the "Blade" trilogy of films, that works against vampires - trolls, too? 🤔

 

[Elthir]

Build more bridges and wait till they go under?

 

[ZehnWaters]

Build more bridges and wait till they go under?

Internet common sense says simply to not engage with trolls.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

If they're PJ trolls, you can simply knock their heads together.

 

[Olorgando]

Internet ... trolls.

I think I've read about this species. Isn't that what sites have mods & admins for?

Now that's an easy solution: @Squint-eyed Southerner , @Erestor Arcamen - sic 'em!!! 😁

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

We haven't really had any real trolls here recently -- unless you count spammers as trolls. Those are dealt with unmercifully.

 

[Olorgando]

... unless you count spammers as trolls ...

As a sub-species, yes. 🤬

 

[Barliman]

I recommend the documentary Troll Hunter for some tactics. One is a massive array of daylight spectrum lights mounted to the top of your Land Rover

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

We did have a literal Troll here at one point. he and Bard the Bowman were really good friends /s

 

[Olorgando]

We did have a literal Troll here at one point. he and Bard the Bowman were really good friends /s

"Lorekeeper of Nardor" - that rings a weak bell. Hasn't been around for over 7.5 years ...

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

"Lorekeeper of Nardor" - that rings a weak bell. Hasn't been around for over 7.5 years ...

Some information on Nardor, in case you're curious:

Nardor

Nardor is a work of fan fiction. However, it is clearly inspired by Tolkien's universe in which the events of the Silmarillion and Lord of the Rings take place. If you have any questions concerning Nardor feel free to ask them. Doesn't anyone want to learn about Nardor?

thetolkien.forum

https://thetolkien.forum/threads/peak-nardorian-population.20386/

Towards the end of this one, it was "theorized" that the blue wizards became "lords of Nardor":

https://thetolkien.forum/threads/the-blue-wizards.20143/

And of course, Troll helped bring to light the "truth" of the fell beasts of Mordor:

https://thetolkien.forum/threads/nardor.20345/post-506614