Question

A silver figurine found near the village of Harby likely depicts one of these figures. In one story, a silent and nameless man sitting on a burial mound spots nine of these figures riding past him. Wolves are called the horse of one of these figures in a common kenning. (10[1])One of these figures (-5[1])named Svafa (10[1])gives (-5[1])Helgi Hjörvarðsson (10[1])(“h’YUR-varth-son”) his name and is reincarnated (10[1])as Sigrun. (10[1])One (-5[1])of these figures (10[1])who vows (10[1])to only marry someone who (10[1])knows (10[3])no fear (10[5])is discovered (10[3])asleep (10[1])inside a (10[1])wall (10[2])of shields. (10[5])One hero sleeps with his sword Gram (10[2])placed between (10[1])himself (-5[1])and one of these figures to signify (10[2])chastity. (10[1])While disguised as Gunnar, Sigurd (10[2])rides through a ring of fire (10[1])to rescue one of these (10[1])figures (10[5])named Brunhild. (10[6])For 10 (10[1]-5[1])points, (10[3])the einherjar (“ain-HAIR-yar”) are taken to (10[1])Valhalla (-5[1])by (10[1])what (10[1])female (10[2])warriors? (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: valkyries [or valkyrja or valkyrjur; accept óskmey; prompt on shieldmaidens] (The kenning for wolf is “Gunnr's horse.”)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Joshua Garner (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Michigan State A4910
Ariel FaederPitt AMichigan State B (UG)53-5
Cooper RohColumbia APenn B5510
Shardul ParthasarathyUIUC BWashU D56-5
Jisoo YooTexas ATexas B5810
Zach MillerAuburn CGeorgia Tech F6310
Hazel DePreist-SullivanBard APenn State A6510
Michael WuSouthampton BDurham A66-5
Alex ThomasGeorgia Tech EEmory A6910
Tom HainesDurham ASouthampton A7110
Ryan FangStanford ABerkeley A7610
Michal Gerasimiukstanford MBerkeley B7710
Eve FleisigBerkeley CStanford L7710
Matthew Wang (UG)UBC ASFU7710
Danila KabotyaIndiana AWashU C7910
Ethan MaUIUC DUChicago A7910
Justin WytmarUIUC APurdue D7910
Justin WytmarUIUC APurdue D7910
Owen Arneson (D2)MissouriArkansas7910
Aditya ShivaswamyJohns Hopkins ARutgers A8110
Khanh NguyenUF AFlorida Tech A8110
Edward FogelBirminghamLSE B8110
Alex BakerCambridge CImperial A8210
Austin GuoPrinceton AJohns Hopkins B8410
Nitin MurthyPurdue APurdue B8510
Omer KeskinOxford ACambridge D8510
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech DClemson A8710
Todd MaslykMichigan AKenyon B (DII)8710
Brynn JonesOregon StateCentral Oklahoma8710
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltBristol A8710
Andre WongLSE AWarwick B8710
Alex WyrickTennesse AAlabama A9410
Cyrus ZhouWUSTL ATexas C9410
Zaid Asif (D2)NYU BVassar B9610
Chase BarrickLehigh AJohns Hopkins B97-5
Sophia MadrazoPurdue CUChicago C10410
FrancisKenyon ACWRU B10410
Will McCurleyAuburn AEmory B10510
Rahul Rao-PothurajuRowan APenn State B11010
Rahul Rao-PothurajuRowan APenn State B11010
Shourjo Ganguli (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Ohio State C (DII)11610
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech C12110
June YinWashU BUChicago D12210
June YinWashU BUChicago D12210
Angelo Pan (UG)CWRU C (UG)Michigan State C (UG)12210
Sam Macchi (D2)Vassar ATexas D12210
Tai Belke (DII)UBC BUW B12210
Mark TawfikRutgers CPrinceton A12410
Anne Fjeld (DII)AlbertaUW A12410
Tiffany ZhouUF BUF F12410
Andrei HuiCambridge BManchester12410
Adsayan GaneshWarwick ADurham B12410
Seraphina CharlotteCambridge ASouthampton A12410
Ethan Shu (DII)CWRU D (DII)Michigan D (DII)126-5
Robert BallantyneBristol BOxford B12610
Bob FreedmanGeorgia AAuburn B12710
Roan DowlingIowaOle Miss12710
Aryan PathakUF EFlorida State University A12710
Elijah Quan (DII)Michigan D (DII)CWRU D (DII)13210
Jackson Hopper (UG)Mississippi StateColorado College133-5
Sheikh ArufUCF BFlorida Tech B13410
Joe Paterson (UG)Michigan State B (UG)Pitt A13510
Danny TranTennesse BTusculum A13610
Eve MarambaUF CUF D13610
Maximilian NieburJohns Hopkins BLehigh A13710
Roy YangWashU DUIUC B13810
Jacob Tow (UG)Colorado CollegeMississippi State13810
Aisling SkeetDurham ASouthampton B13810