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Grendel

American  
[gren-dl] / ˈgrɛn dl /

noun

English and Scandinavian Mythology.
  1. the monster killed by Beowulf.


Grendel British  
/ ˈɡrɛndəl /

noun

  1. (in Old English legend) a man-eating monster defeated by the hero Beowulf

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sanchomo is featured heavily in "Touken Ranbu" and whenever the museum exhibits it, "our visitor numbers skyrocket", Tumi Grendel Markan, a cultural guide at the museum, told AFP, calling their demographic "about 80 percent female".

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

In this epic poem, Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero defeats Grendel, an outcast creature of gigantic stature in order to defend the Geats.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2022

In the first, Grendel emerges from the wilderness “With absolute prophecy in his breast/And a desire for mercy, for a friend, an end/To drifting in loneliness.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022

The largest collection of his works are housed at the Norman Rockwell Museum and its grounds including climbing acrobats and a massive stone carving named Grendel.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2020

At that moment, Poppy, Bosh, and Grendel hurtle upstairs and clog the hallway where we are standing, snarfling our hands, flapping their hairy tails at our knees.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

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