Is it true that in Norway, one day they cut a rock called a troll member, and then installed it back?

A couple of years ago, news appeared on the Internet: supposedly in Norway there was a landmark - a rock in the form of a penis called a troll member. But once unknown vandals cut her. The Norwegians organized funds upset by the incident with the help of crowdfunding, and eventually restored the attraction, setting a member of the troll back. We checked whether this story happened in reality.

That's what They told Journalists Lenta.ru in June 2017:

“In Norway, activists raise funds to restore the tourist attraction of Trollpikken (translated -" troll "), a fragment of a phallic form of a fartial form of a phallic form. <...>

Experts believe that the object ruined the vandals: most of the "penis" broke off and threw in the same place, traces of drilled holes are visible on the stone. Damage to the cliff, which is located in the Eigersunn commune in the south of the country, noticed on Saturday, June 24. "

Different English publications wrote about this story at that time: BBC, The Guardian, Huffpost And Vice. All because yes: oddly enough, it happened in reality.

On June 24, 2017, a group of Norwegians living in the Aigersunn commune went on a small campaign and discoveredthat the local attraction was broken.

In the form of a rock, an erect penis resembled, and in January 2017, two local residents Submitted The application for the name of the attraction is Trollpikken (translated - “member of the troll”). 

This was not something unusual. In Norway, it is customary to give names to many rocks, and the troll is one of the mythical creatures, which, according to legend, turns into stone in the light of day. Therefore, calling rocks in parts of the body of trolls is a common practice. For example, one of the most famous rocky attractions of Norway called Trolltunga, translated - “Troll’s language”, because in form it is flat, protrudes far into the fjord and really resembles the sticking out language.

But, apparently, not all residents of the region liked the name. The fact is that Commune Eigersunn is known for her conservative views and religiosity. Perhaps this was the reason that after a few months someone really brought down the rock.

Local residents who discovered the "crime scene", Found Not only a broken rock, but also traces of a drill. Apparently, someone tried to separate the protruding part of the stone with the help of improvised means, and he succeeded.

Residents Started Call to find and arrest the vandals that destroyed an unusual rock. And in the process organized The collection of funds: by crowdfunding in a few days more than 1,200 people donated about 226,000 Norwegian crowns (approximately $ 27,000). A private company organized the installation: with the help of special mounts and cement already in July a stone Installed back.

And in August 2017, police Found And delayed the alleged vandal. True, whether it was condemned in the end, we could not find out.

Is it true

What do our verdicts mean?

Read on the topic:

1. Norway’s Beloved ‘Troll Penis’ Rock Is Erect Again
2. Norwegians Raise Cash to Re -erect 'Penis' Rock
3. Norway's 'Troll Penis' Rock Re -erected
4. Trollpikken / Visit Norway