Trylle—the beautiful trolls with powers of psychokinesis for whom the practice of changelings is a cornerstone of their society. Like all trolls, they are ill-tempered and cunning, and often selfish. They were once plentiful, but their numbers and abilities are fading, though they are still one of the largest tribes of trolls. They are considered peaceful. The Trylle became a tribe in 1510 CE, when Aldaril became fed up with the inept Kanin King Harald. He went south, taking many wealthy nobles with him, and established the Trylle in Förening along the Mississippi River. They have had twenty-one monarchs since 1510 CE, and they are currently in the Mógilian Dynasty, with Queen Wendy Staad. Her son, Crown Prince Oliver Staad, is next in line for the throne.

Trylle Toy Shoppe—a store in Förening that sells handcrafted toys for children.

tupilaq—an Inuit word meaning “witch” or “shaman.”

Ugly Vulture, the—a roughneck Omte bar in their capital city, Fulaträsk.

ullaakuut—an Inuit word that means “good morning.”

ungblod—a term referring to the generation of Älvolk that came of age in the 1960s, under the rise of the Freyarian Älvolk. The children of ungblod are called ungbaba (singular) and ungbabar (plural).

valknut—a symbol sometimes known as the “warrior knot.” It consists of three interlocked triangles, and it’s frequently seen on Norse artifacts.

varrarassi—a name used for the sorgblomma by the Sami people. See sorgblomma.

veloma—an álfar term for boy-/girlfriend or significant other; the literal translation is “the one you fondly choose to be with.”

Viliätten—House of Vili, the oldest troll dynasty. See Vilings Dynasty.

Vilinga Saga—the document that explains the lineage of the troll monarchy that Ulla is archiving. The opening lines of the saga are as follows: One war-king called Vili; with his House of Vilings, went to the Western Lands, to conquer all that they would find.

Vilings Dynasty—the oldest dynasty in troll history. It is the only dynasty of the united kingdom of trolls. It ran from circa 770 CE with Vili in Áibmoráigi, Scandinavia, and ended with the feuding brothers Jorund the Elder of the Vittra in North America and Norund the Younger of the Kanin in the already established Doldastam, in circa 1200 CE. In circa 1040 CE, Asa the Cold and many of the trolls fled from Scandinavia out of fear of the war on paganism. They sailed with Vikings over to North America and relocated the troll capital from Áibmoráigi to Doldastam.