Leiden Riddle

The Leiden Riddle is an Old English riddle. It is noteworthy for being: * one of our earliest attested pieces of English poetry; * one of only a small number of representatives of the Northumbrian dialect of Old English; * one of only a relatively small number of Old English poems to survive in multiple manuscripts; * evidence for the translation of the poetry of Aldhelm into Old English.

Leiden Riddle

The Leiden Riddle is an Old English riddle. It is noteworthy for being: * one of our earliest attested pieces of English poetry; * one of only a small number of representatives of the Northumbrian dialect of Old English; * one of only a relatively small number of Old English poems to survive in multiple manuscripts; * evidence for the translation of the poetry of Aldhelm into Old English.