ndex of olutions
The following are two indices of solutions for the Riddles of
the Exeter Book. Both were prepared for Craig Williamson's book of translations and therefore do not contain solutions
proposed since 1982. In the numerical listing, the solution indicated is that favored by Williamson in 1982. Other
"proposed solutions" are given in italics. In the alphabetical listing not all the proposed solutions
discussed in Williamson's notes are included. Links to all his notes, both those to texts and translations, are
in the process of being created, but it is slow work. A complete index of all the solutions proposed over the last
century would be nice to have, but would be very cumbersom. However, soon we will have supplementary lists of solutions
proposed by scholars since 1982 as soon as it is prepared. Corrections, additions, and suggestions are much appreciated.
Send them to Klein@Kenyon.edu.
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umerical ndex
1. Wind |
47. Oven Bookcase,
Falcon Cage, Pen |
2. Uncertain Bell,
Millstone, Flail, Quill Pen |
48. Fire |
3. Shield |
49. Quill Pen and
Fingers |
4. Sun |
50. Flail Broom,
Well Buckets, Yoke of Oxen |
5. Whistling Swan |
51. Battering Ram Spear,
Cross |
6. Nightingale Chough,
Jay, Jackdaw, Thrush, Wood Pigeon |
52. Churn |
7. Cuckoo |
53. Uncertain Weapon
Chest, Sword Rack, Cross |
8. Barnacle Goose |
54. Web and Loom |
9. Cup of Wine or Spirits Gold,
Night |
55. Swallows Starlings,
Swifts, Jackdaws, House Martins, Gnats, Bees, Raindrops, Musical notes |
10. Ox |
56. Well Sweep |
11. Ten Chickens Ten
Fingers |
57. Chalice |
12. Horn |
58. Uncertain Rune
Staff, Reed Pen, Cross, Kelp, Weed Shirt |
13. Fox Badger,
Hedgehog, Porcupine, Weasel |
59. Helmet Shirt |
14. Anchor |
60. Borer, Gimlet Brand,
Poker, fire Rod, Flaming Arrow |
15. Uncertain Weapon
Chest, Ballista, Forge, Fortress, Ink Well |
61. Glass Beaker |
16. Amphora |
62. Ship Falconry,
Writing |
17. Ship Falconry,
Writing |
63. Onion |
18. Sword Sword-Swallow
(Hawk), Phallus |
64. Creation, Nature |
19. Plow |
65. Bible, Book |
20. Charles Wain and the Circling
Stars, The Month of December |
66. Iceberg |
21. Bow |
67. Lyre Shepherd's
Pipe, Shuttle (in conjunction with the following riddle) |
22. Magpie Jay |
68. Lighthouse |
23. Onion |
69. Sword |
24. Bible, Book |
70. Ox |
25. Mead |
71. Spear, Lance |
26. Uncertain Horn
of Yew, Wine Cask, Lyre, Damascened Sword, John Barleycorn |
72. Uncertain Ship's Figurehead,
Water, Cuttlefish, Siren, Soul, Swan, Sea-Eagle, Quill Pen |
27. Moon and Sun |
73. Piss Hound, Elk,
Christ (each with a different reading of the runes) |
28. Tree, Wood |
74. Oyster |
29. Bagpipe |
75. Lamprey |
30. Ship |
76. Horn |
31. Iceberg |
77. Weathercock |
32. Rake |
78. Harrow |
33. Coat of Mail |
79. Gold Ore, Money |
34. Ship |
80. Water |
35. Bellows |
81. Fish and River |
36. Ox (Bull Calf) |
82. One-Eyed Seller of Garlin |
37. Uncertain Speech,
Dream, Death, Time, Moon, Cloud, Day |
83. Bellows |
38. Creation, Nature |
84. Inkhorn |
39. Water Earth,
Nature |
85. Uncertain Leather
Bottle, Flask |
40. Cock and Hen |
86. Uncertain Wooden
Web and Loom, Lamb of God |
41. Soul and Body |
87. Key Keyhole |
42. Key Dagger
Sheath |
88 Beech/Book (AS. Bõc) |
43. Bread Dough |
89. Inkhorn |
44. Lot and His Family |
90. Nature, Creation |
45. Bookworm |
91. Uncertain Book,
Wandering Singer, Moon, Quill Pen, Dream, Riddle, Prostitute, Soul |
46. Chalice Paten |
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