Anglo-Saxon Riddles
Anglo-Saxon Riddles by John Porter, published by Anglo-Saxon Books in 2003, is an expanded edition that presents a collection of 95 riddles from the Exeter Book. Written in English, this 137-page volume showcases the cleverness and creativity of Anglo-Saxon culture through a variety of characters, including a bookworm, an iceberg, and a one-eyed garlic seller. The riddles reflect the everyday life and imagination of the Anglo-Saxons, intertwining themes of nature, creation, and humor.
Readers will find a rich exploration of medieval humor and poetic form within these riddles, which reveal the Anglo-Saxon fascination with disguise and the natural world. The book invites engagement with the playful language and inventive scenarios that characterize this historical period. Through its unique blend of wit and insight, Anglo-Saxon Riddles offers a glimpse into the cultural fabric of Great Britain during medieval times.
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A book full of ingenious characters who speak their names in riddles-a bookworm, an iceberg, an oyster, the sun and moon and a one-eyed garlic seller are just a few that bear witness to the every-day life and imagination of the Anglo-Saxons. Their sense of the awesome power of creation goes hand in hand with a frank delight in obscenity, a fascination with disguise and with the mysterious processes by which the natural world is yurned to human use. Contains all 95 Exeter Book riddles.
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