“Onion” (another sexual riddle).
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“Man, horse and hawk” (compare to Riddle 19). Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Flask” or “drinking cup.” Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Flaming arrow” or “hot poker.” Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Shirt” (another sexual riddle). Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Reed” or “Stick inscribed with runes.” Sometimes thought to be linked to “The Husband’s Message,” which is the next poem in the manuscript. Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Timber cross.” This riddle is essentially the same as Riddle 30a, which appears much earlier in the manuscript. Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Chalice.” Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Well.” Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Crows” (at least it is some kind of birds). Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Loom.” Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Sword-rack.” ? (possibly “gallows”) Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Churn.” Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Battering-ram.” Podcast: Play in new window | Download “Flail.” Podcast: Play in new window | Download |