Moomintroll

Moomintroll (Swedish: Mumintrollet) (Also known as Moomin) is the main character in the Moomin books by Tove Jansson. He lives in the Moominhouse together with his father Moominpappa and his mother Moominmamma and has a keen spirit of adventure. Moomintroll is a 'moomin' - a little white troll with a hippopotamus-like big round nose.

His best friend is Snufkin. Other friends include Sniff and Little My. It is hinted many times that he is in love with the Snork Maiden.

The asteroid 58345 Moomintroll was named in his honour.

Appearances

Moomintroll appears in the following books:

The Moomins and the Great Flood – A young and scared Moomintroll (or The Little Troll as he is first called) and his Moominmamma are traveling through a deep forest and sails the "ocean" in search of his Moominpappa.

Comet in Moominland – A more adventurous Moomintroll and his scared friend Sniff dive for pearls, find a cave and travel to the observatory to ask questions about the comet. He meets Snufkin for the first time and gets a rare opportunity to comfort him. He also sees, falls in love with, saves and dances with the Snork Maiden.

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