Question
This poet was credited with predicting a tax revolt against the “great tyrant” Æthelstan in the Great Prophecy of Britain. For 10 points each:
[10m] Several praise poems to Urien are attributed to what 6th-century bard? A recension by Charlotte Guest included the 16th-century “tale” of this bard, whose namesake manuscript preserved “The Battle of the Trees.”
ANSWER: Taliesin [accept Gwion or Gwion Bach ap Gwreang; accept the Book of Taliesin or Llyfr Taliesin; accept Hanes Taliesin]
[10e] In the Book of Taliesin, the title bard boasts of witnessing this event, which is narrated by its central object in The Dream of the Rood.
ANSWER: crucifixion of Jesus [or Jesus being crucified or equivalents or word forms; prompt on the Passion, the death of Jesus, the execution of Christ, or equivalents]
[10h] Gwerful Mechain, whose cywydd (“KUH-with”) on crucifixion is often uncredited, wrote an ode to the vagina in reply to this poet’s complaint poem about his penis. Seamus Heaney’s anthology The Rattle Bag is titled for a poem by this medieval Welsh member of the Poets of the Nobility.
ANSWER: Dafydd ap Gwilym [prompt on ap Gwilym]
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 13 | 10.77 | 92% | 15% | 0% |