They are mentioned in the extended edition, but I remember being delighted at the sight (without explanation) of Bilbo's stone trolls when I first saw FotR. That was definitely a reference for book readers!
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'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth.. .'
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