Lorick: Riddles and Lore
Think you can solve thrice-weekly riddles from mythology, folklore, history, and literature?
Try this Lorick on for size:
A tempestuous prince was misled
by incestuous king, hast'ly wed
there's a ghost, and a play,
and soliloquies fey...
in the end, nearly everyone's dead!
Hint: his father ghosted him.
Answer: Hamlet! Get it?
Lorick's host? Me, Yorick! Most soliloquized skull of all time!
If you're ready to match wits with a skeletal skald who wields riddles ranging from Alice to Apollo, Homer to Herodotus, and from Rapunzel to Ragnarok - then listen!
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- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 237
- Years Active
- 2025
0231: Clue for Lorick #23, See my greatness It's chiselled in stone
Does Lorick #23 still bedevil you? Here it is again:
See my greatness! It's chiselled in stone
Hear my chariots fight for my throne!
but since poets and bibles
have demeaned me with libels
It's …
0230: Solving Lorick #22 and Introducing #23: See my greatness It's chiselled in stone
Wherein we solve the mystery of Lorick #22:
past a glass where realitys schism
i am burbling in antagonism
presumed anthropophage,
in a right manxome rage,
lost my head to a neologism
And unvei…
0221: Clue for Lorick #22, past a glass where realitys schism
Does Lorick #22 still bedevil you? Here it is again:
past a glass where realitys schism
i am burbling in antagonism
presumed anthropophage,
in a right manxome rage,
lost my head to a neologism
…
0220: Lorick #22, past a glass where realitys schism
Wherein we unveil Lorick #22:
past a glass where realitys schism
i am burbling in antagonism
presumed anthropophage,
in a right manxome rage,
lost my head to a neologism
What secret does this L…
0215: Solving Lorick #21 and End-of-Week Thoughts
Yorick's weekend thoughts and the solution to Lorick #21:
My five siblings and I were transformed
with six lizards, a rat, and a gourd
a grand escort created
for a dance celebrated
but when time…
0211: Clue for Lorick #21, My five siblings and I were transformed
Does Lorick #21 still bedevil you? Here it is again:
My five siblings and I were transformed
with six lizards, a rat, and a gourd
a grand escort created
for a dance celebrated
but when time runs its…
0210: Solving Lorick #20 and Introducing Lorick #21: My five siblings and I were transformed
Wherein we solve the mystery of Lorick #20:
With great care I set out at a pace
that is stoic, restrained for a race
though the other is quick
their advantage won't stick
in the end it is they…
0201: Clue for Lorick #20, With great care I set out at a pace
Does Lorick #20 still bedevil you? Here it is again:
With great care I set out at a pace
that is stoic, restrained for a race
though the other is quick
their advantage won't stick
in the end it is…
0200: Solving Lorick #19 and Introducing Lorick #20: With great care I set out at a pace
Wherein we solve the mystery of Lorick #19:
I was hid in a mystical hoard
both a boy and a mage were my lords
I'm a dangerous tool
in the hands of a fool
through misuse i have sown much discor…
0191: Clue for Lorick #19, I was hid in a mystical hoard
Does Lorick #19 still bedevil you? Here it is again:
I was hid in a mystical hoard
both a boy and a mage were my lords
I'm a dangerous tool
in the hands of a fool
through misuse i have sown much…
0190: Lorick #19, I was hid in a mystical hoard
Wherein we unveil Lorick #19:
I was hid in a mystical hoard
both a boy and a mage were my lords
I'm a dangerous tool
in the hands of a fool
through misuse i have sown much discord
What secret does t…
0185: Solving Lorick #18 and End-of-Week Thoughts
Yorick's weekend thoughts and the solution to Lorick #18:
Of a mordant misdeed I'm accused,
In a tale of my girl and her shoes,
in a city of green
i pull back a screen
so my mistress may see through a rus…
0181: Clue for Lorick #18, Of a mordant misdeed Im accused
Does Lorick #18 still bedevil you? Here it is again:
Of a mordant misdeed I'm accused,
In a tale of my girl and her shoes,
in a city of green
i pull back a screen
so my mistress may see through a ruse.
Hin…
0180: Solving Lorick #17 and Introducing Lorick #18: Of a mordant misdeed Im accused
Wherein we solve the mystery of Lorick #17:
I'm a satire once biting and wise
now by yahoos reduced, bowdlerized
to a tale of a giant,
and wee folk defiant,
my allegorical eggs- pasteurized
And unveil Lori…
0171: Clue for Lorick #17, Im a satire once biting and wise
Does Lorick #17 still bedevil you? Here it is again:
I'm a satire once biting and wise
now by yahoos reduced, bowdlerized
to a tale of a giant,
and wee folk defiant,
my allegorical eggs- pasteurized
Hint:
y…
0170: Solving Lorick #16 and Introducing Lorick #17: Im a satire once biting and wise
Wherein we solve the mystery of Lorick #16:
I’m a day born of sunshine and bloom,
Of fertility following gloom.
But somehow my story
Got tangled in glory,
Of a revenant ris’n from a tomb.
And unveil Lorick…
0161: Clue for Lorick #16, Im a day born of sunshine and bloom
Does Lorick #16 still bedevil you? Here it is again:
I’m a day born of sunshine and bloom,
Of fertility following gloom.
But somehow my story
Got tangled in glory,
Of a revenant ris’n from a tomb.
Hint:
My …
0160: Lorick #16, Im a day born of sunshine and bloom
Wherein we unveil Lorick #16:
I’m a day born of sunshine and bloom,
Of fertility following gloom.
But somehow my story
Got tangled in glory,
Of a revenant ris’n from a tomb.
What secret does this Lorick hi…
0155: Solving Lorick #15 and End-of-Week Thoughts
Yorick's weekend thoughts and the solution to Lorick #15:
i'm a hamlet of dubious renown
a bold leader near me was brought down
'gainst alliance re-wrought
a great battle was fought
when you speak of defe…
0151: Clue for Lorick #15, im a hamlet of dubious renown
Does Lorick #15 still bedevil you? Here it is again:
i'm a hamlet of dubious renown
a bold leader near me was brought down
'gainst alliance re-wrought
a great battle was fought
when you speak of defeat, I…