[Eldar14]

Hmm. . . I'd always imagined the troll in the movie to be about the right size. However, as has been pointed out, the killing of the troll and the big cool fight scene weren't really in the book. Just a few exchanged blows then retreat. And don't forget, these two elves that took out trolls were the more ancient seemingly more powerful elves doing deeds that were very very grand and powerful, even considering all the aid from really nice swords and weapons they had. And I would imagine that by the time you get the first 20 or 30, you get into a rythm and find good tricks to taking out trolls real quick like. ^_^