The Anglo-Saxons were very fond of riddles and word-games. At a recent feast, I spoke these riddling words:
In youth I stood still,
Facing the sun.
People slew me,
They spun me round and round.
After death, I am still again,
But people grow dizzy.…
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As the banquet-guests puzzled over these words, I took a drink of mead and explained that it wasn’t something obscure.
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| A wooden cup, turned on a pole-lathe, and filled with mead. |
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