Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—G

Grim

(Giant) in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, part ii. He was one who tried to stop pilgrims on their way to the Celestial City, but was slain by Mr. Greatheart. (See Giants.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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