Senja Troll
History and facilities
The Hulderheimen cultural center in Finnsæter opened in 1989, named for a legend about a local mountain, the Hulderberg. The Senja Troll attraction opened nearby on June 1, 1993; it was built by Leif Rubach, who runs the attraction with his wife, Siw, dresses as a troll including fake troll feet, and calls himself the "troll father". He was inspired by a local legend of a troll who appeared both on the island and in the sea nearby. The troll is made of injection molded concrete, polyester, and plastic, was 17.96 metres (58.9 ft) high, and weighed 125,000 kilograms (123 long tons; 138 short tons); in 1997 Guinness World Records listed it as the world's largest troll. In 2007, after years of rivalry, the Hunderfossen Familiepark in Gudbrandsdalen conceded that their troll was not as tall.
Inside the troll was a two-story adventure park. Rubach was planning in 2017 to renovate this to add a section for fall and winter activities. There is also a miniature train, the "Sesam-train".
In 2007 a wife, or crone, was lowered beside the troll by crane; their union was blessed by a priest with two NRK program hosts serving jointly as best man, and in 2012 they had sextuplets, which were baptized.
On March 28, 2019, the Senja Troll caught fire and burned down within few minutes.
References
- ^ Ronny Trælvik, "Den glade galskapen", opinion, Troms Folkeblad, July 12, 2013 (in Norwegian).
- ^ ANB-NTB, "Senja vant trollkrangelen", February 14, 2007 (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Senjatrollet, Hulder-og Trollparken at Finnsæter i Berg", Visit Senja, retrieved July 4, 2017.
- ^ Geir Svardal, "Den vakre bobiløya", Motor, Klikk.no, March 18, 2017 (in Norwegian).
- ^ Linn Hanssen, "Familieparker i Nord-Norge", Foreldre, Klikk.no, July 5, 2010, updated July 3, 2017 (in Norwegian).
- ^ Susanne Noreng, "Her spiller 'trollfar' Leif mens pianoet står i full fyr", Troms Folkeblad, May 16, 2017 (in Norwegian).
- ^ Jan Riise Pedersen, "Senjatrollet har fått seg kjerring", NRK, April 26, 2007 (in Norwegian).
- ^ Tord Olander Pedersen, "Her døpes trollungene", Nordlys, July 1, 2012 (in Norwegian).
- ^ [1], NRK, March 28, 2019 (in Norwegian).
External links
- Media related to Senja Troll at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Bokmål)
- "Official website".