Question

A poem mostly set in this kind of place contains the hapax legomenon anfloga, which seems to be a solitary flying being that brings death. The speaker of a poem spends 102 lines reflecting on this sort of place before switching to what may be a later addition, a sermon about how “Mighty is the fear of the Measurer.” (15[1])The speaker describes a lonely man suffering in this kind of place and states “Fate never wavers” at the opening of (*) “The Wanderer.” A poem partially titled for this sort of place begins “May I for my own self song’s truth reckon.” That poem, whose speaker recounts his freezing travels through a place of this type, was “translated” (10[1])from Old English by Ezra Pound. (10[2])Unferth (10[3])taunts Beowulf (10[1])about a contest with Breca (10[1])that occurred in this sort of place. For 10 points, name this natural place whose kennings include “swan’s riding” and “whale-road.” ■END■

ANSWER: the sea [or an ocean; accept in a boat or a ship; accept The Seafarer]
<Henry Atkins, British Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Will NedigerThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubTeam Name Think Detail5815
Rahul KeyalThe anti-STOON-dahl cabal (the tall Keyal et al.)Evans Hall destruction awaiters11610
Milan FernandezThe CanadiansThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub12210
Eric Bobrowwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?12210
Stephen LiuCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!In Search of Things Past12310
Mitch McCullarDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Tooremembrance of lost time12310
William GoldenRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillQuasicrystal Silence12310
Rob CarsonBHSUSaint Peter Andre 300012510
Vedul PalavajjhalaI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troubleI would prefer not to13010

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%11%0%115.78