Article Title
From Under Mountains to Beyond Stars: The Process of Riddling in Leofric's The Exeter Book and The Hobbit
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Artist
Sarah Beach
Abstract
Compares the nature and function of the riddles in The Hobbit with their source in such Anglo-Saxon riddles as those collected in The Exeter Book, which were meant to provide spiritual instruction as well as mental exercise and a dose of humor.
