Eadig's Riddles.

The English (and most likely the Anglo Saxons, too) were very keen on riddles. A riddle was a question that could be funny, silly, rude or anything else. Some riddles even had two answers - one sensible and one silly. The Exeter Book (written in the 10th Century) contains a number of riddles from the period that demonstrate this.

Eadig enjoys riddles - in the long evenings in the mead hall of his king, after eating and drinking as the fire burns down he swaps them with his friends. Below are a selection of the ones he has heard and made up. See if you can work out what the answer is - click on the `answer' link once you have worked out what it is!