Cumberland

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

Cumberland is a county in the north west of England

It lost administrative function in 1974 along with England’s other historic counties

The name Cumberland has the same origin as Cymru, the Welsh word for Wales. It originally meant “compatriot”

The largest city is Carlisle, nicknamed the Great Border City after its proximity to Scotland and its greatness

Notable residents include poet William Wordsworth

## Eulogy 2

*By Cam Cain*

Cumberland is the northwesternmost historic county in England, bordering Scotland and the Irish Sea

The name comes from the old Brittonic word kombroges, which means ‘compatriots.’ Cymru, the Welsh word for Wales, derives from the same word

Scafell Pike, the highest peak in England, is located in Cumberland. It is located within Lake District National Park, which is partly in Cumberland. In the early 19th century, lots of poets lived and wrote up there including William Wordsworth

The historic county of Cumberland is since 1974 part of a larger ceremonial county of Cumbria, which does not have a flag. England has a whole bunch of definitions of county, and they go back and forth on which is the official one. But as of now, Cumberland is not an official designation. That is due to change this April when Cumbria council dissolves and two the administrative entities replace it, one of which is called Cumberland and mostly corresponds to these borders. But I think Cumbria will still be the county. It’s all confusing and my head hurts

The Cumberland flag shows three parnassus flowers, the county flower of Cumberland. The bottom sea looking part represents the sea

## Eulogy 3

*By Gregory Severin*

*Note: Greg incorrectly ran a matchup between Kazakhstan and Cumberland in Round 3 of FlagVote 3 and eulogized Cumberland. The mistake was discovered by Cam 8 days later, who then matched Kazakhstan up with its proper opponent of Pakistan.*

Cumberland is an English county bordering Scotland

In fact most of it actually WAS Scotland back in the day, and it wasn't until the 13th century that its borders became permanent (not to mention permanently English)

The tallest point in England, Scafell Pike, is in Cumberland. It is a scant 3,208 feet, meaning that everyone in this channel that isn't from Michigan or Connecticut can laugh at how flat that island really is

On a related note, really Michigan? You can't even scrape up 2,000 feet? You're embarrassing yourselves in front of the cool kids

A great many things are named after Cumberland, including a frigate in the Royal Navy and a very long type of sausage. In Shakespeare's play [REDACTED], Cumberland was to be Prince Malcolm's kingdom

Cumberland's flag is based on the old county council's coat of arms. The flowers on the flag are Parnassus flowers, which grow in abundance in the county's marshy uplands

## Tournament

As the 249 seed, Cumberland was defeated by New Mexico in Round 2 Matchup 32 of FlagVote 2 after previously defeating Jersey. As the 236 seed, it was defeated by Pakistan in Round 2 Matchup 122 of FlagVote 3.

## Results

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Win over (264) Jersey 6-1

**Round 2:** Loss to (8) New Mexico 7-0

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** BYE

**Round 2:** Loss to (277) Pakistan 6-5