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.