Exeter Book - The Riddles
Reference: 42
External LinkI spotted two lovely creatures playing outside the game of fucking not hiding it at all If their efforts went well, the bright-locked lady, proud in her plumage, would receive a female's fullness. Now I can relate to warriors on the floor, who books have taught, the names of both these creatures together through rune-letters. There must be an Ntwo of them, really and a brilliant †, one in the line, two A's and two H's the same. Whoever has unlocked the clasp of the hoarded gates, with the key's skill, that kept, mind-fast, this riddle in its devious fetters, covered by the heart against those knowing the runes. Now it is revealed to men at their wine what those two filthy-minded creatures are called by us. The runic letters in the riddle spell the answer: HANA (rooster) and H†N (hen)