Question
Pilgrims to this site have historically had trouble navigating the narrow and rocky isthmus allowing access to it, which legendarily allowed just three men to guard it. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this medieval fortification on a rocky Cornish island. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, a man recruited the help of Merlin to disguise himself so that he could seduce Duke Gorlois’s wife Igraine while at this location.
ANSWER: Tintagel (“tin-TAA-jel”) Castle [or Dintagel]
[10e] That disguised seducer was this man, who fathered the future King Arthur at Tintagel.
ANSWER: Uther Pendragon [or King Uther; or Ythyr Ben Dragwn]
[10h] Those seeking evidence for the “historical Arthur” often mention this artifact discovered at Tintagel in 1998. The sixth-century Latin inscription on this stone mentions a “descendent of Col” with a name superficially similar to Arthur’s.
ANSWER: Artognou stone
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Nationals | 04/22/2023 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Chicago A | Georgia Tech A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |