Anglo-Saxon Riddles

Translated by John Porter. This book is full of ingenious characters who speak their names in riddles: a bookworm, an oyster, the sun and moon, and a host of others from the everyday life and imagination of the Anglo-Saxon. These translations retain all the vigour and subtlety of the original Old English poems, transporting us back over 1,000 years to the roots of our language and literature. This book contains all ninety-five riddles from the famous Exeter Book. P/B, 104pp.