1. Anglo-Saxon Riddles
Mrs. Pieczynski

2. The Exeter Book c.975

3. Old English Alliteration Kennings Caesura No Rhyme
Oral Tradition-Scops
Runes

4. Riddle Example On earth this warrior is strangely born
Of two dumb creatures, drawn gleaming
Into the world, bright and useful to men.
It is tended, kept, covered by women--
Strong and savage, it serves well,
A gentle slave to firm masters
Who mind its measure and feed it fairly
With a careful hand. To these it brings
Warm blessings; to those who let it run
Wild it brings a grim reward.

5. Riddle Example On earth this warrior is strangely born
Of two dumb creatures, drawn gleaming KENNING
Into the world, bright and useful to men.
It is tended, kept, covered by women--
Strong and savage, it serves well, ALLITERATION
A gentle slave to firm masters
Who mind its measure and feed it fairly
With a careful hand. To these it brings CAESURA
Warm blessings; to those who let it run
Wild it brings a grim reward.

6. Riddle Answer: FIRE On earth this warrior is strangely born
Of two dumb creatures, drawn gleaming KENNING
Into the world, bright and useful to men.
It is tended, kept, covered by women--
Strong and savage, it serves well, ALLITERATION
A gentle slave to firm masters
Who mind its measure and feed it fairly
With a careful hand. To these it brings CAESURA
Warm blessings; to those who let it run
Wild it brings a grim reward.

7. JRR Tolkien ( )
A major scholar of the English language, specializing in Old and Middle English
Wrote The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings ( ), Middle-earth.
Riddles from The Hobbit

8. Write a Riddle Who is your HERO?
Write 10 lines of clues in the Anglo-Saxon format. (Do NOT rhyme your riddle!)
Your riddle must include the following:
2 kennings (Underline and Explain)
2 alliterations (Underline)