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| ArensbakThe ancient legends come to life with our Original Arensbak Trolls, Gnomes and other mythical folk. Each one created by hand here at our studio, using natural materials found in field & forest. |
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| Battle TrollsThe Original Battle Trolls was a brand of action figures produced by Hasbro from 1992-1993. They were made in attempt to market the popular concept of troll dolls to young boys in the early 1990s. |
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| | | DreamWorks AnimationThe Good Luck Trolls, with their frizzy, pastel-colored hair, are coming to the big screen via DreamWorks Animation.
The Glendale-based animation house, which has already turned an ogre into the successful "Shrek" franchise, announced Tuesday that it has pacted with Denmark's Dam Things, which controls the toy line, to develop an animated feature.
The brother-sister writing team of Adam Wilson and Melanie Wilson LaBracio will pen the screenplay, and Dannie Festa of Festa Entertainment, who brought the package to DreamWorks, will executive produce.
The troll doll was created in 1959 by Danish fisherman and woodcutter Thomas Dam, when he carved a doll based on Scandinavian trolls for his daughter Lajla. The toy line gained popularity in Europe and the U.S. during the early '60s, becoming a fad embraced by kids and the counter-culture.
Because Dam Things, the Scandinavian company that produced the toys, lost control of its copyright after failing to comply with U.S. laws, imitators flooded the market in the '70s and '80s. However, as a result of a 1994 Congressional law that restored copyright protection to a number of foreign works, the Dam family regained authority.
In 2005, DIC Entertainment produced the animated series "Trollz," with an accompanying doll line aimed at girls, but the modernized version didn't have the same success as the classic versions.
In striking the deal with DWA, Niels Dam, the dollmaker's son who now owns the family business, said, "My father would have been very happy to know that his Troll has found its dream partner in DreamWorks Animation."
Calle Ostergaard, CEO of Dam Things, added, "We have been planning to bring the Good Luck Troll toy line back into homes around the world, and we are excited to see how the talented storytellers and artists at DreamWorks Animation will bring them to life."
DWA head of development Alex Schwartz said, "We look forward to working alongside Dam Things to build on the mythology of the Good Luck Trolls while delivering the sense of adventure, heart and comedy that DreamWorks Animation is known for."
Wilson and Wilson LaBracio, who have written the features "Evergone" and "The Impossible Adventures of Phineas Roone," are repped by Festa, Preferred Artists and attorney Eric Suddleson. Dam Things is repped by Festa and attorney Jay Handlin.
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| | | NorfinsIn the late 1980's the DAM trolls started making another come back in North America. The E.F.S. Marketing Associates, Inc (located in Farmingdale, New York) was one of the few corporations which was granted permission to import and market the Thomas DAM trolls for re-sale in the United States. These DAM Trolls were marketed under the trade name of 'Norfin (R) Trolls', with the Adopt A Norfin Troll logo on the tags. |
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| | | Scandia House Enterprises S.H.E1966 Dam Things Establishment sued Scandia House Enterprises S.H.E. in the 1960’s, claiming copyright infringement. Scandia House formed a partnership with Dam Things. They received exclusive distribution and manufacturing rights to Dam trolls in the United States. So Scandia trolls after 1966 are actually Dam trolls. Scandia House Enterprises was a division of Royalty Designs of Florida. |
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| | | TrollzTrollz is an American animated television series produced by DiC Entertainment (now Cookie Jar Entertainment) and features the adventures of five fictional teenage girls, who call themselves the Best Friends for Life, who use magic to help them with their everyday life as well as battling whatever magical creatures and problems they may find themselves up against.
In 2005, trolls were modernized in an animated series called Trollz, which stars five trolls who live in a world of ogres, gnomes, dragons, and a bit of magic, but who have the same problems to deal as teens everywhere: boyfriends, pimples, clothes, money, school, and figuring out what it means to grow Trollish.
The new Trollz campaign made no impact in the aisles of toy stores and on America's children. It was soon dropped. In 2007, the Danish company filed a lawsuit against DIC Entertainment claiming that the company financially misrepresented its ability to create and market a modern troll doll toy campaign and destroyed the image and goodwill of the legendary doll |
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| Largo Toys LTDThe Magical World of Trolls
Largo Toys Ltd. They made three different Santa Fe Trolls, four different California Trolls, and three different Rock N' Roll Trolls. A picture of bride and groom trolls is on the back of these packages. Debra Clark believes the bride and groom were never put on the market because no one she knows has been able to find them. Largo no longer sells trolls. Now Toys N Things markets these trolls. The same troll mold is used; only the packaging is different. |
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| Magic Trolls BabiesApplause Toys
In 1992, Applause released the Magic Trolls Babies toy line.
Recent history
In 2005, CEO Bob Solomon died, and the company was forced to file for bankruptcy. It was acquired in a bankruptcy auction by Russ Berrie. |
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| MT ChinaSky Kids are manufactured by Multi Toys and distributed by Sky Kids Inc. of New Jersey |
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| Troll HunterA group of students investigate a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter. |
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