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	Mambila Riddle Machine - http://www.era.anthropology.ac.uk/Era_Resources/Era/Riddles/ Interactive introduction to riddles collected in the village of Somié, Cameroon.
	Ambiguity, Classification and Change: The Function of Riddles - http://www.era.anthropology.ac.uk/Era_Resources/Era/Riddles/hamnet.html Article by Ian Hamnett discussing how riddling reflects social structures, illustrated by Bantu riddles.
	Sexual Riddles: The Test of The Listener - http://cc.joensuu.fi/~loristi/1_97/kai197.html Article by Annikki Kaivola-Bregenhøj discussing the history and context of sexual riddles.
	Aenigmata - http://personal.bgsu.edu/~jmpfund/Aenigmata.html The early Medieval riddle collections by Symphosius and Aldhelm (in Latin), with an introduction.
	The Morrison Collection - Dengmi Yadiao - http://www.babelstone.co.uk/Morrison/Texts/DengmiYadiao.html Collection of 67 Chinese lantern riddles (in Chinese) with introduction, from a collection of Chinese books at SOAS.

	Old English Riddles - http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~cpercy/courses/1001Brewer.htm Paper by Hazel Brewer on the history of Old English riddles.
	Homefun on Riddles - http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/engl12/RIDDLES.htm A guide to general questions about riddles, their significances, and forms.
	Grecian Riddle-Jokes - http://folklore.ee/folklore/vol10/minorf.htm Article by Evangelos Gr.Avdikos on riddle-jokes, which use word patching for parodying social situations.
	Yahoo! Groups: ClassicRiddles - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ClassicRiddles/ Forum keeping the classic rhyming riddles alive.

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