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Nearly a hundred Anglo-Saxon (Old English) riddles are known today; they are mainly preserved in the Exeter Book, a manuscript from the tenth century. The contents of the riddles range from pious to bawdy.

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Anglo-Saxon Riddles and Charms - Notes to the Anglo-Saxon riddles, by Karl Young. The Riddles from the Exeter Book - Modern English translations of the riddles from the Exeter Book, together with answers. Medieval Riddles - Excerpted from "Riddles from the Exeter Book". Anglo-Saxon Riddles - Three riddles giving you a sense of Anglo-Saxon hilarity. Five Old English Riddles - Five riddles translated from Old English by Jonathan Glenn.

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