Question

This character avenges the death of his cousin Eanmund by killing Onela. The work in which this character appears ends by describing him as “the kindest to his people and keenest to win fame.” During a flyting contest with (10[1])Unferth, (10[1])this character (10[1])claims that battling sea monsters (10[1])caused him to lose a swimming contest (10[1])with (10[1])Breca. Wiglaf becomes king after this character is killed by a dragon. This character brings a severed arm (10[1])to Hrothgar after killing (10[1])the “demon” that terrorized the mead hall at Heorot. For 10 points, what Geatish warrior titles an Old English poem in which he fights the monster Grendel? ■END■

ANSWER: Beowulf
<British Literature>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Rutgers B3810
Ethan Furman (DII)Penn A (DII)NYU B3910
Olin Bose (DII)Columbia A (UG)Fordham A4110
Eric Hu (DII)Penn B (DII)Bard A (UG)4610
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)5310
Alex Wong (DII)Rutgers A (UG)Columbia J (DII)5410
Daniel Kim (DII)Maryland B (DII)Princeton A (UG)7210
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Columbia B7610

Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY10100%0%20%70.30
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%0%54.25
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY1100%0%0%47.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%0%57.58
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%57.67
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%54.80
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%0%52.38
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%54.44