The mountain is a troll’s hat that was pierced by an arrow following a grand chase; when the sun rose, all the trolls involved in the spectacle and those watching it—plus the punctured hat—turned to stone forever, forming Torghatten and the striking array of other peaks in the region.
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Blane Bachelor,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
My first arrow had pierced his rib cage and then ripped through to lodge in a shoulder blade.
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