Question

Dukes of this region initially held court in a modest “stone house” that was greatly expanded by Barnim the Great. An 11-year-old brought attention to an artifact from this region inscribed with Harald Bluetooth’s name known as the Curmsun Disc. Around 1168, the warrior-bishop Absalon besieged a settlement in this region’s Cape Arkona. (-5[1])It’s not in modern Czechia or Slovenia, but while on a mission to convert this region’s population, Otto of Bamberg described ritual sacrifices to a three-headed idol of Triglav. (-5[1])The brothers Ratibor (-5[1])I and Wartislaw I (-5[2])name rival branches (10[1])of this region’s House of Griffin. (10[1])The Engelbrekt (10[1])Rebellion (10[2])deposed a duke of this region (10[1])who co-ruled with his great-aunt Margaret (10[1])I until 1397. (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1])Szczecin (10[1])(“sh’CHEH-cheen”) was the historic (10[2])capital (0[1])of what coastal region of Poland, (-5[1])whose duke Erik (10[1]-5[1])ruled the (10[1])Kalmar Union? ■END■ (10[4]0[2])

ANSWER: Pomerania [or Pomerelia; or Pomorze; or Pommern; or Pòmòrskô; accept Duchy of Pomerania; accept Pomerania-Stettin or Pomerania-Demmin; accept Kashubia; prompt on Poland or Germany]
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y2286%0%32%117.37

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Cooper RohColumbia AMichigan52-5
Charles HangWUSTL AIowa State81-5
Justin WytmarIllinois AToronto C84-5
Albert Yingzhi NyangLSEWaterloo A88-5
Chris ScheriRITPenn State88-5
John ChenBritish ColumbiaWinona State9110
Truman HillVanderbiltNorth Carolina A9710
Qingyu ZhangFloridaCornell B9910
Elijah ScheinsonColumbia BTexas10010
Nitin RaoHarvardCornell A10010
Amogh KulkarniGeorgia StateUC Berkeley B10610
Adrian WongOttawaMaryland11210
Nathaniel HullUC Berkeley AArizona State11510
Jakob MyersIndianaIllinois B11510
Ryan RosenbergNYUVirginia11810
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto ANorth Carolina B11910
Michał GerasimiukStanfordOhio State12210
Anthony LovegrenUCFVirginia Tech12210
Michael DuWaterloo ALSE1230
Jonathan HuangMITYale129-5
Vikshar AthreyaRutgersChicago B132-5
John John GrogerWUSTL BToronto B13210
Mitch McCullarPenn StateRIT13410
Todd MaslykMichiganColumbia A1370
Claire JonesChicago AMinnesota13710
Liam StarnesChicago BRutgers13710
Conor ThompsonIowa StateWUSTL A13710
Parth JagtapToronto CIllinois A13710
Jem BurchYaleMIT1370