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Exeter Book Riddles 48 and 59: Trautmann’s “Inscribed Ring” Cover

Exeter Book Riddles 48 and 59: Trautmann’s “Inscribed Ring”

By: Peter Orton  
Open Access
|Feb 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/stap.2025.59.10 | Journal eISSN: 2082-5102 | Journal ISSN: 0081-6272
Language: English
Page range: 179 - 187
Published on: Feb 22, 2026
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