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British Library: Discovering Literature: The Exeter Book Riddles in Context

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The Exeter Book, compiled by 10th-century clerics, contains a number of surprisingly euphemistic riddles. This article explores what these bawdy puzzles tell us about sex and gender in Anglo-Saxon England.

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