Question
JRR Tolkien drew on this figure’s story for a scene in which Túrin Turambar’s sword speaks. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this tragic figure who asks his sword if it will drink his blood, to which it essentially replies “why not?” After his knife breaks on a stone in his bread, this purple-clad wizard kills a woman using bears disguised as cows.
ANSWER: Kullervo
[10h] In the Lugal-e, this talking mace describes the threat posed by the demon Asag. This weapon snarls at the mountains in that text and fights alongside its master, Ninurta.
ANSWER: Sharur [or Šar-ur]
[10e] Though it doesn’t speak, the bloodlust of one of these weapons belonging to the Irish warrior Celtchar is so great it has to be subdued in a cauldron of poison. Cu Chulainn owns another of these weapons called the Gáe Bulg.
ANSWER: spears
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Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fable of the Miis | Goldman & Jackson | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Knox et al | 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Knox et al | 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Knox et al | 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Knox et al | 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Knox et al | 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Knox et al | 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Knox et al | 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Knox et al | 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| The Chard Problem of Consciousness | Yesodei HaTorah 2:7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Water Buffalo | Three Cantabrigians | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 5 | 16.00 | 100% | 40% | 20% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 16.67 | 100% | 50% | 17% |