Early this semester, Mr. Sanford’s British Literature class wrote their very own Anglo-Saxon riddles. Anglo-Saxon, Old English, riddles were made to kindle the imagination and create important meaning from seemingly meaningless puzzles. They often hold two meanings, were more often than not religious, and try to trick the reader by “hinging” their ultimate meaning on one or two words.
Riddle me this…
I take years to grow and learn my stories
As I am old enough to tell them
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I tell them through the ages
I will be older than you
Before I am ever close to being forgotten.
The answer to this riddle will be revealed tomorrow.
