Commentary for Riddle 66

Erin Sebo

Commentary for Riddle 66

Erin Sebo

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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Abstract

Riddle 66 is the second of the three “Creation Riddles” in the Exeter Book (Riddles 40, 66 and 94). Although it’s common to find several riddles with the same answer – or which seem to have the same answer – the creation riddles are unusual because they are all versions of the same riddle, just “edited” a bit. (Or in the case of Riddle 94, a lot.)
All riddles have a trick at their heart: a paradox, an ambiguity, a misdirection; the thing that makes the riddle hard to solve. It’s the thing that makes a riddle a riddle.

Original language	English
Type	Commentary
Media of output	Website
Number of pages	6
Place of Publication	The Riddle Ages
Publication status	Published - 26 Sept 2017

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