“In the Hall of the Mountain King” (Norwegian: I Dovregubbens hall) is a piece of orchestral music composed by Edvard Grieg for the sixth scene of act 2 in Henrik Ibsen‘s 1876 play Peer Gynt. It was originally part of Opus but was later extracted as the final piece of Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46. Its easily recognizable theme has helped it attain iconic status in popular culture, where it has been arranged by many artists (See Grieg’s music in popular culture).
The English translation of the name is not literal. Dovre is a mountainous region in Norway, and “gubbe” translates into (old) man or husband. “Gubbe” is used along with its female counterpart “kjerring” to differentiate male and female trolls, “trollgubbe” and “trollkjerring”. In the play, Dovregubben is a troll king that Peer Gynt invents in a fantasy.
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I love this. The art in the animation is wonderful Thanks for sharing it.
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The animation here is fantastic.
I checked out many versions and found I liked this one the best. THANK YOU. ~~dru~~
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Thank you y gracias. ~~dru~~
Cool troll film! I want to jump into a fire and become a giant. Lol. Happy New Year, Dru!!