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Riddle 15 is one of the longest and most elaborate animal-riddles in the tenth-century Exeter Book of Old English poetry. The debate over which animal appears in this compelling tale of a family’s flight and the mother’s final stand against their canine attacker has not yet been put to rest. In a recent, comprehensive analysis of this riddle, Dieter Bitterli comes to the conclusion that the creature in question is a porcupine. However, given the fox’s rivalry with dogs and wolves, this anim...
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- Oxford University Press Publisher's website
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- Notes and Queries Journal website
- Volume:
- 64
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 206–210
- Publication date:
- 2017-04-17
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-11-09
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1471-6941
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0029-3970
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pubs:663115
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uri:6d63fba8-420b-4af0-87e5-e9db08c51f3d
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- M Cavell
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- 2017
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© The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Oxford University Press at: https://doi.org/10.1093/notesj/gjx003
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The Igil and Exeter Book Riddle 15
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