Song of the Land
At the end of winter trolls become restless. Aware it is the cusp of spring, they warm their voices ready to share with the land. Read or watch more below…
The date of this event varies each year as it relies on an innate instinct within trolls. It usually takes place around a full moon in early Harecuff, or when the skies are particularly clear so that the sliver of the moon shines brightly.
In the early morning trolls are drawn to the wilder places near their homes where they wait for dawn, sat on a stone, at the peak of a mountain, on a steep hillside, or some another earthy place. The odd pair may wait together, but the trolls are often alone - waiting to greet the sun in quiet contemplation. They bathe in the moonlight, so still and silent that you could mistake them for unusually shaped rocks.
Then, as the sun rises, the trolls sing. So deep and resonant is their song that the earth beneath them vibrates, sometimes adding its own harmony of sound to their voices. There’s rumour that the vibrations meet underground and are what triggers the arrival of spring, with signs certainly appearing in greater number in days following.
Once the sun has appeared fully above the horizon, the trolls drop into silence. They clamber to their feet, and plod home once more to carry on with their troll-ish days.
