Grendel

[ gren-dl ]

noun

, English and Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the monster killed by Beowulf.

Grendel

/ ˈɡrɛndəl /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Being innumerate, I need equivalencies to help my poor mind wrap around Grendel-size mathematical concepts.

From The Daily Beast

Grendel means, originally, no more than a bar or rod, or a palisade or lattice-work made of such bars or rods.

From Project Gutenberg

I thought of Grendel, and listened for the splash of the fen-monster's steps along the edge of the bay.

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Glam's entry and onset resemble those of Grendel: when Grettir closes with him he tries to get out.

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Why must Grendel or his mother represent the tempest, or the malaria, or the drear long winter nights?

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It is generally asserted that the Orm-story affords a close parallel to the episodes of Grendel and his mother.

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