Mimir's head - 2025 PACE NSC

Question

A character who acquires this object in the Ynglinga ("ING-ling-kah") Saga "smeared it in herbs" then "sang incantations over it." It doesn't belong to Heimdall, but the Prose Edda notes how this object (0[1])is enhanced by using Gjallarhorn ("GYAH-lur-horn"). This object is sent away due to the Hoenir's behavior in front of the Thing. After constantly being told "let others decide," (20[1])the Vanir return this object to the (20[1])Aesir (20[3])feeling that they were cheated. (20[4])This object was kept under one of (*) Yggdrasil's (10[1])("IG-druh-sil's") roots (10[3])at a location (10[1])it belonged to and named. (10[1])The (0[1])Heimskringla (10[1])("HAMES-kring-lah") states (10[1])that Odin carried this object (10[3]0[1])with him (10[2]0[1])as it could tell (0[1])"him (0[2])all the news of other countries." (10[2])For 10 points, identify this disembodied object belonging to the owner of a wisdom-granting well. (10[1]0[1])■END■ (10[4]0[9])

ANSWER: Mimir's head [accept any answer clearly indicating the decapitated head of Mimir; prompt on a head; prompt on Mimir]

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Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Jeffrey Wu	Belmont	Strake Jesuit B	31	0
Krish Chinta	Innovation Academy A	Audrain County AT	58	20
Felix Sacks	Lincoln-Way East A	Hunter B	65	20
Maggie Sun	Hunter A	Lambert A	66	20
Alvan Hossain	Lexington	Northview	66	20
Sophia Jones	Montgomery Blair A	Walter Payton A	66	20
Michelle Luo	Johns Creek	Adlai E. Stevenson A	71	20
Daniel Leung	Okemos	Kane County AT	71	20
Kevin Adler	Northmont	Hinsdale Central A	71	20
Sasha Tripathi	Parkway West	Northside College Prep	71	20
Boye Zhu	Thomas Jefferson D	Thomas Jefferson E	79	10
Aidan Sneller	Edina	Uni School of Nashville A	80	10
Saathvik Koneru	Detroit Catholic Central B	Irvington	80	10
Aarushi Kanigicherla	Thomas Jefferson B	Downingtown STEM	80	10
Max Chen	Strake Jesuit A	Fremd	83	10
Darren Kellis	Milton	Lambert B	88	10
Tate Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	89	0
Jeremy Kantsiper	Centennial B	Barrington	90	10
Henry Nolan	Herron	Walter Payton B	91	10
Jasper Xu	Westwood	Eastchester	96	10
Ezra Zibel	Montgomery Blair B	Glenbrook South	96	0
Justin Jiang	Russell	Saint Joseph	96	10
Matthew Ryan	Thomas Jefferson A	Detroit Catholic Central A	96	10
Ian Droessler Wilson	Innovation Academy B	Georgetown Day	98	10
Harini Ramakrishnan	Saratoga	Carmel A	98	0
Karthik Jayaram	Walker	Great Valley	98	10
Ulden Gao	Winston Churchill A	Centennial A	102	0
Sreekar Vajjha	Classen SAS	Carmel B	103	0
Evan Gniadek	Quince Orchard	Seven Lakes	103	0
Safiya Hasan	Lindbergh	Wayzata	109	10
Christopher Stewart	Yukon A	Chattahoochee B	109	10
Ian Chiu	Glenbrook South	Montgomery Blair B	124	10
Colin Maxworthy	Detroit Catholic Central C	Page	124	0
Ben Newman	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	Alabama Cyber Tech	125	0
Alex Ewart	Strake Jesuit B	Belmont	125	10
Ryan Sharp	Carmel B	Classen SAS	125	0
Satvik Jain	Centennial A	Winston Churchill A	125	10
Ray Guan	Winston Churchill B	Homewood-Flossmoor	125	0
Everett Van Til	Homewood-Flossmoor	Winston Churchill B	125	10
Josephine Baxa	Lincoln-Way East B	Thomas Jefferson C	125	0
Eshaan Sombhatta	Thomas Jefferson C	Lincoln-Way East B	125	0
Alexander Schramm	North Quincy	Lee's Summit	125	0
Derek Heitz	Lee's Summit	North Quincy	125	0
Zachary Martin	Page	Detroit Catholic Central C	125	0
Draco Qiao	Carmel A	Saratoga	125	0
Aditya Khambekar	Seven Lakes	Quince Orchard	125	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	35	83%	26%	0%	89.72