Riddles in the Downs

[Huinesoron]

Agree with Maedhros; his Father-name was Nelyafinwe, 'Third Finwe', because the House of Finwe has seriously messed-up naming patterns (Finwe originally named each of his sons simply 'Finwe', and then added adjectives to them when he thought of them - so Finwe Feanaro became Curufinwe, 'skilled Finwe', who himself continued the pattern by naming every single one of his sons 'something-Finwe'. Curufin is literally named after him. I am genuinely shocked to find that Celebrimbor is his son's Father-name - I assumed Curufin would have stuck to the pattern.).

If the speaker isn't Middle-earth itself, it could be Morgoth, probably about the time of the Nirnaeth, since it post-dates Maedhros' capture and release, and that's the next time he tries to attack Angband. Failing that, Thingol claimed Beleriand as his land, and knew Finwe, so would be expected to describe Maedhros with reference to him. In that case it would be less an invitation, more a prophecy - for, after Thingol's death, Maedhros did enter his lands... for the Second Kinslaying.

hS