Grendel

Proper noun

Meaning

A male given name.

(mythology) A monster or giant slain by Beowulf in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem.

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Examples

Beowulf, 675-687 When Grendel enters the hall, Beowulf, who has been feigning sleep, leaps up to clench Grendel's hand. Source: Internet

Beowulf, 757-765 Grendel and Beowulf battle each other violently. Source: Internet

It orbits CY Aquarii, Oddly, the Ringworld Roleplaying book places it around Fomalhaut instead, in contradiction with primary sources such as Niven's Grendel short story. Source: Internet

Beowulf kills Grendel with his bare hands and Grendel's mother with a giant's sword that he found in her lair. Source: Internet

He also performed fan favourite Marillion B-Side "Grendel", twice. Source: Internet

In the Storrie version, the first fight with Grendel, in which his arm is pulled off by Beowulf, lasts three pages. Source: Internet

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