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30
Dec
The Exeter Book, also known as the Codex Exoniensis, is a tenth-century anthology of Anglo-Saxon poetry. The book was donated to the library of Exeter Cathedral by Leofric, the first bishop of Exeter, in 1072. Of the 131 pages that it consisted off, 8 are lost. Despite this, the Exeter Book is the largest known […]
Tags: Anglo Saxons, riddles
11
Mar
The telling and guessing of riddles was a popular pass-time for the Anglo-Saxons. Often these riddles had double meanings – a blatant sometimes sexual one and a more subtle true answer.  The riddles became steadily more elaborate and some are very obscure. Not many of these riddles exist today but The Book of Exeter survived Henry VIII’s destruction of the monasteries […]
Tags: Anglo Saxons, richard denning, riddles