Grendel

[ gren-dl ]

/ ˈgrɛn dl /

noun English and Scandinavian Mythology.

the monster killed by Beowulf.

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Examples from the Web for grendel

But Grendel or no Grendel, there was one who thought not of her own safety.
A Thane of Wessex|Charles W. Whistler
The Old English place-names, associating Grendel as they do with meres and swamps, seem rather to support this.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
For far on the moor there lived a wicked giant named Grendel, prowling at night to see what evil he might do.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12)|Various
The hideous creature of the night was the mother of Grendel, as all knew well.
A Book of Myths|Jean Lang

But there was a monster named Grendel, who lived in the darkness of lonely morasses.
A Literary History of the English People|Jean Jules Jusserand

British Dictionary definitions for grendel

Grendel

/ (ˈɡrɛndəl) /

noun

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

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