The word “rend” in literature often conveys a powerful act of tearing apart, whether it be physical, emotional, or symbolic. Many authors use it to depict literal violence—a beast’s jaws attempting to rend a man [1], a spear’s thrust to rend a warrior’s body [2], or arrows that rend a frame from flank to flank [3]. At the same time, “rend” lends itself to more abstract imagery, such as the heart being torn by despair [4] or the heavens being rend asunder by divine force [5]. Its usage reaches beyond mere physical disintegration, signifying disruption in order or spirit, as seen in contexts where divine judgment rendeth kingdoms from mortal hands [6] and even in theological lexicons that define it as to shatter or break apart [7].