A. Sutherland\u00a0\u00a0– AncientPages.com – <\/strong>In the old days, people were genuinely terrified of being dragged into the mountains and held captive by trolls\u2014and it\u2019s easy to see why! Imagine standing before a towering rock wall, soaring up toward the sky; a sight like that could absolutely ignite the human imagination, and so it did. It\u2019s no wonder that vivid folk beliefs and thrilling, often dramatic stories about trolls in the mountains came to life.<\/p>\n Is someone living inside such a rock, or what exactly is inside it?<\/p>\n ‘Mountain-taking’ or \u2018bergtagning, it’s not just about captivity in a mountain, but also an eerie and dangerous inability to leave the mountain, and then the forest itself, where the kidnapped lose their grip on time and place!<\/em><\/p>\n This is a preview of our premium article available only to members of Ancient Pages.<\/strong><\/p>\n Become a\u00a0member<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>to read more –\u00a0\u00a0Click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n If you are\u00a0already a member<\/strong>\u00a0and have logged in to your account, you can\u00a0access the article here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n See also:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Vittra \u2013 Invisible, Elusive And Seductive Supernatural Spirits That Live Underground And Close To Humans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The Punishment Of A Troll Woman Whose Curse Turned Against Her<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n![\"Bergtagen](\"https:\/\/www.ancientpages.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/bergtagen.jpg\")
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