List of people known as the Cruel

The epithet the Cruel has been applied to the following:

People

• Boleslaus I, Duke of Bohemia (died 967 or 972)
• Fruela I of Asturias (died 768), King of Asturias
• Peter of Castile (1334–1369), King of Castile and León
• Selim I, (1470 – 1520) Ottoman Sultan

Fictional characters

• Gorthaur the Cruel, another name for Sauron, villain of The Lord of the Rings
• Kalibak, a DC Comics deity and supervillain
• Kiber the Cruel, a Marvel Comics supervillain
• Kjotve the Cruel, in the video game Assassin's Creed Valhalla
• Maegor the Cruel, a villainous king from the fantasy novel Fire & Blood
• Slagar the Cruel, a villain from the children's novel Mattimeo

See also

• List of people known as the Grim