Model: Dolls
Company: DAM
Year: 1950s
Materials: Plastic & Rubber
Size: Various sizes
Type: dolls
Lutka trol (danski: Gjøltrold) je vrsta plastične lutke sa čupavom začešljanom kosom koja prikazuje trola, takođe poznata kao lutka Dam po njihovom tvorcu danskom drvoseči Tomasu Damu. Inspiracija je došla od trolova u starom skandinavskom folkloru.Igračke su takođe poznate kao trolovi sreće ili gonk trolovi u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu.
Lutke su prvi put stvorene kasnih 1950-ih, a predstavljene su 1959. godine, pre nego što su postale jedna od najvećih hitova među igračakama u Sjedinjenim Državama ranih 1960-ih. Ponovo su nakratko postali popularni tokom 1970-ih do 1990-ih i kopiralo ih je nekoliko proizvođača pod različitim imenima. Tokom 1990-ih, nekoliko video igrica i video šou su kreirani na osnovu lutaka trolova.
Kompanija Dam je 2003. godine vratila autorska prava Sjedinjenih Država za trolove, zaustavljajući nelicenciranu proizvodnju.
Kompanija Dam je 2005. godine licencirala brend za DIC Entertainment, koji je pokušao da modernizuje brend kreiranjem crtanog filma pod imenom Trollz, ali je trajao samo jednu sezonu.
Godine 2013. brend je kupila DreamVorks Animation sa animiranim igranim filmom Trolls koji je objavljen 2016. godine, nastavak je objavljen 2020. i još jedan nastavak koji bi trebalo da bude objavljen 2023. godine.
A troll doll (Danish: Gjøltrold) is a type of plastic doll with furry up-combed hair depicting a troll, also known as a Dam doll after their creator Danish woodcutter Thomas Dam. The inspiration came from trolls in old Scandinavian folklore. The toys are also known as good luck trolls, or gonk trolls in the United Kingdom.
The dolls were first created in the late 1950s, and introduced in 1959, before becoming one of the United States’ biggest toy fads in the early 1960s. They became briefly popular again during the 1970s through the 1990s and were copied by several manufacturers under different names. During the 1990s, several video games and a video show were created based on troll dolls.
In 2003, the Dam company restored the United States copyrights for the trolls, stopping unlicensed production.
In 2005, the Dam company licensed the brand to DIC Entertainment, who attempted to modernize the brand by creating a cartoon under the name Trollz, but only lasted one season.
In 2013, the brand was bought by DreamWorks Animation,[4] with an animated feature film called Trolls being released in 2016, a sequel being released in 2020, and another sequel set to be released in 2023.