A F E A S T OF C R E A T U R E S THE MIDDLE AGES SERIES Ruth Mazo Karras, Series Editor Edward Peters, Founding Editor A complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher. A of Feast Creatures ANGLO-SAXON RIDDLE-SONGS Edited and translated by Craig Williamson - P-ENN Uni\.crsity of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia Copyrigllt O 201 1 Uni\,ersity of I'ennsylvania Press A11 rights reserved. I'scept for brief quotations used for purposes of revie\\ or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in an! forrn by any means without Ivritten permission from the publisher. Published b! Universit\. of Pennsyl\zania I'ress Philadelphia, Pennsl.l\rania 19104-41 12 Printed in the United State? of America on acid-free paper 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 .A Cataloging-in-Publication Data record is available from the Libran of Congress. The translations are dedicated to: The dark-eyed lady of the jade wood, The gold warbler, the stripling queen, The dancing red fox full of head-rhymes, The mind-spider spinning dreams, And the spirit that delights in the Other.