Think you’re clever enough to match wits with a seventh-century scholar? Step into the world of Saint Aldhelm, one of Anglo-Saxon England’s greatest poets, and test your brain against ten riddles drawn from his Aenigmata. Translated by A. M. Juster, these verses were meant to delight, puzzle, and teach—and they still do, over a thousand years later. Can you crack these medieval clues? Take the quiz and find out!

Saint Aldhelm’s Riddles is translated by A.M. Juster and published by the University of Toronto Press. Click here to learn more about the book or buy it on Amazon.com