IMC 2023: Sessions

Session 301: Early Medieval Riddles, II

Sponsor:	The Riddle Ages
Organisers:	Megan Cavell, Department of English Literature, University of Birmingham Jennifer Neville, Department of English, Royal Holloway, University of London
Moderator/Chair:	Jennifer Neville, Department of English, Royal Holloway, University of London
Paper 301-a	Moddor monigra cynna: Motherhood in the Exeter Book Riddles (Language: English) Kayla Shea, Department of English, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Index terms: Gender Studies, Language and Literature - Old English
Paper 301-b	Sexual Riddles, Spiritual Readings: Thematic Links and Double Entendre in the Enigmata of Tatwine (Language: English) Alexandra Zhirnova, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, University of Cambridge Index terms: Language and Literature - Latin, Sexuality, Theology
Paper 301-c	A Hairy Woman Gives Birth to a Bald Child…: Eggs, Birds, and (Mostly) Early Medieval West Eurasian Riddles (Language: English) Alaric Hall, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki Index terms: Gender Studies, Hebrew and Jewish Studies, Islamic and Arabic Studies, Language and Literature - Comparative
Abstract	These sessions explore the Early Medieval riddle tradition across a variety of languages, including Arabic, Hebrew, Latin, and Old English. Papers address a range of riddling themes, including: familial relationships, sound and word play, and multilayered interpretation.