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Revision as of 08:01, 27 May 2008
Gondoline Oliphant (1720 – 1799) was a witch famous for studying trolls. She was clubbed to death in the Cotswolds while doing research.
Behind the scenes
- The surname Oliphant is derived from an archaic English word for "elephant." J.R.R. Tolkien included huge, elephant-like creatures known as oliphaunts in his novel The Lord of the Rings.
- The name Gondoline is perhaps a further nod to Tolkien: in the Silmarillion, there was an Elven city called Gondolin, which remained hidden for centuries before being destroyed.