Anglo-Saxon riddle.
Even when alive I do not speak.
Anyone who wishes to, takes me captive, cuts off my head.
Folks bite my bare body,
I harm no one lest they cut me first.
Then I quickly make them cry.
Figure it out?
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Outsmart the Anglo-Saxons!
April 8, 2021 by ctsuddeth
C. T. Suddeth 
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Yep, the Anglo-Saxons loved riddles.