Question
Saxo Grammaticus describes this woman as an “Amazon” and recounts how in two separate battles, she alone turned the tides with “matchless spirit “ and “splendid bravery.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this Viking ruler and shield maiden who assisted her future husband Ragnar Lodbrok in avenging his grandfather.
ANSWER: Lagertha [or Ladgertha or Ladgerda]
[10e] Lagertha tested Ragnar’s worthiness for marriage by forcing him to fight against a bear and one of these creatures. One of these creatures named Fenrir bit off the right hand of Tyr.
ANSWER: wolf [accept dog]
[10m] During a battle in Denmark, Lagertha turned the tide of battle after saving a son of Ragnar by Aslaug named for a mark of this creature in his eye. Utgard Loki embarrassed Thor by making one of these creatures appear to be a cat and challenging Thor to lift it.
ANSWER: snake [accept serpent] (The son of Ragnar by Aslaug is Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye. The creature made to look like a cat is Jörmungandr.)
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Summary
| 2023 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | Premiere | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Carleton University | Premiere | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Claremont Colleges | Premiere | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Duke | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Emory | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Imperial | Imperial | Y | 5 | 20.00 | 100% | 80% | 20% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Indiana | Premiere | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Maryland | Maryland, Online | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Ohio State | Ohio State, Texas | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA Online | Maryland, Online | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at RIT | Premiere | Y | 2 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Texas | Ohio State, Texas | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at WUSTL | Premiere | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Edinburgh | Birmingham | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Cambridge A | Warwick | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Durham | Imperial B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Imperial A | Cambridge B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Bristol | Oxford | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |