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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

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

One of the only books I remember reading with any sense of entrancement my senior year was John Gardner’s Grendel.

From Slate Jun. 10, 2019

I never knew the guy’s first name, so I just call him Grendel.

From Salon Oct. 18, 2015

“To Unferth, Grendel was beautiful,” was all he would say when his men asked him why.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye

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