Peer denies this; he claims not to have touched her, but the wise troll king replies that he begat the child in his head.

Crucial for the plot and understanding of the play is the question asked by the troll king: What is the difference between troll and man?

Then he meets the troll king, who states that he has been a troll, not a man, most of his life.

Fortunately, a benevolent troll king threw his hat between the two, which stopped the arrow and was petrified into Torghatten mountain.

"We cannot," the troll king replied.

All the dwarves present knew that the troll kings' claim was legitimate.

"I understand your nephew has undertaken a quest to fulfill a promise you made to the troll kings."

The richly ornamented knife the troll king held aloft was further decorated with a very particular addition.

Behind her Jake Demos glowered in the doorway like an angry troll king guarding his treasure.

He made a brief appearance in the 1993 adventure game Return to Zork as the troll king.