Bert, Tom, and Bill

Garbert's grandparents were driven from their village many years ago by three marauding trolls, and Garbert wants to learn what became of the villains.

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'Many years ago, my grandparents lived in a quiet village not far from here. It was a peaceful place, and they were very happy, but one day three monstrous Stone-trolls came to the village and caused great destruction. My grandparents fled, and eventually my grandfather built this cottage here on the bank of the Bruinen. His son lived in the cottage with them, and I was later born here.

'I grew up and took a wife, and my parents left me the cottage when they passed on; Afanen and I have lived here ever since. I have always wondered whatever happened to those three trolls: Bert, Tom, and Bill they were called, and the names send shivers down my spine even today!

'I'm sure they must have come to a bad end, being trolls, but if you can find where they ended up and learn the tale of their undoing, I'd be very glad to hear it!'

The trolls that terrorized the village that Garbert's grandparents once lived in probably met their end somewhere within the wilderness of the Trollshaws. Garbert lives in a cottage along the banks of the river in Tâl Bruinen.

Garbert has asked you to find the location where the three trolls of which he spoke met their end and to learn the story of their undoing.

Objectives

Talk to Bilbo Baggins
Find Bert, Tom, and Bill

Garbert lives at his cottage in Tâl Bruinen, on the banks of the river.

You have learned what befell the trolls Bert, Tom, and Bill, and have visited the glade where they were turned to stone. You should return to Garbert with the news.