Collections

» Aenigmata    The early Medieval riddle collections by Symphosius and Aldhelm (in Latin), with an introduction.    http://personal.bgsu.edu/~jmpfund/Aenigmata.html

» Ambiguity, Classification and Change: The Function of Riddles    Article by Ian Hamnett discussing how riddling reflects social structures, illustrated by Bantu riddles.    http://www.era.anthropology.ac.uk/Era_Resources/Era/Riddles/hamnet.html

» Grecian Riddle-Jokes    Article by Evangelos Gr.Avdikos on riddle-jokes, which use word patching for parodying social situations.    http://folklore.ee/folklore/vol10/minorf.htm

» Homefun on Riddles    A guide to general questions about riddles, their significances, and forms.    http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/engl12/RIDDLES.htm

» Mambila Riddle Machine    Interactive introduction to riddles collected in the village of Somié, Cameroon.    http://www.era.anthropology.ac.uk/Era_Resources/Era/Riddles/

» Old English Riddles    Paper by Hazel Brewer on the history of Old English riddles.    http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~cpercy/courses/1001Brewer.htm

» Sexual Riddles: The Test of The Listener    Article by Annikki Kaivola-Bregenhøj discussing the history and context of sexual riddles.    http://cc.joensuu.fi/~loristi/1_97/kai197.html

» Sirandanes - Riddles    Riddles of Mauritia in Mauritian Creole, French and English.    http://www.kreol.mu/Sirandanes_1.htm

» The Morrison Collection - Dengmi Yadiao    Collection of 67 Chinese lantern riddles (in Chinese) with introduction, from a collection of Chinese books at SOAS.    http://www.babelstone.co.uk/Morrison/Texts/DengmiYadiao.html

» Versification of Vietnamese Riddles    Discussion by Cong-Huyen-Ton-Nu Nha-Trang on stylistic features as a means to distinguish the riddle from other genres of folk poetry.    http://www.geocities.com/chtn_nhatrang/riddles.html

» Yahoo! Groups: ClassicRiddles    Forum keeping the classic rhyming riddles alive.    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ClassicRiddles/