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Helen Gordon's avatar

Yes, I knew it was probably a plough because I studied quite a bit of Anglo Saxon poetry when doing my MA. I love the Exeter Book riddles particularly.

We know that riddling was a common pastime of the Vikings who would compete in a battle of words when in company.

I think these riddles (in spoken form) have been passed down to us from well before the Anglo Saxon period.

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Angela Clark's avatar

I so enjoyed this article...looking forward to more.

Thank you

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