The most famous collection of riddles written in Anglo-Saxon are found in the Exeter Book these riddles, in contrast to the Latin ones, often ask the reader to guess the answer, and no answer is provided. The riddles written in Latin usually had the answer as the title, and they were considered enigmas: logic games that could be quite sophisticated and detailed. ![]() The first two were born in the seventh century and died in the eighth century, and the third may have been eighth century. Most of the authors are unknown, although the names of a few Anglo-Saxon authors survive: Aldhelm, Tatwine, and Eusebius. Dates unknown (probably seventh to eighth century)Ĭollections of riddles in Latin date back to the fourth century.
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