Anglo-Saxon Riddles of the Exeter Book/Annotated/44

It is a Bagpipe, pictured in the likeness of a bird over a man&rsquo;s shoulder, head down (its beak, the chanter, on which the tune is played) and feet in the air (the two drones, brother and sister, which make the continuous sound). &ldquo;When it guards its treasure&rdquo; (l. 19) means the bellows, when inflated.