Image – Sue Vincent * The device of riddling is common to most traditional cultures. Maidens set riddles for their suitors: ‘What is sweeter than mead…?’ ‘What is whiter than snow…?’ ‘What is lighter than a spark…?’ * Antagonists use riddles to settle their disputes: ‘Forty white horses on a red hill first they gnash … …
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Published on February 14, 2024 01:00