Riddles in the Downs

[Urwen]

Line 3 = Celegorm, Curufin and Caranthir?


Or alternatively, Phary, Castamir and Wulf, who took the throne that wasn't theirs by rights of succession.

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

Line 3 = Celegorm, Curufin and Caranthir?

Or alternatively, Phary, Castamir and Wulf, who took the throne that wasn't theirs by rights of succession.

The riddle is in chronological order.

In fact, I've just discovered I can add two more lines to the end:

Born to the one who went to the water,
Held by the one who returned from beyond,
Left by the one who sought somewhere hotter,
Claimed by the one who for ages had longed,
Lost to the ones who took what they di'n't oughta,
Given to the one who truly belonged.

And thence to the ones who followed the daughter:
The namesake, the home-bound, the hill-dweller strong.

hS

[Urwen]

So there is someone - the namesake of the daughter - who followed said daughter.


The only real namesakes I could think of are Lalaith/Nen Lalaith and Nimrodel/Nimrodel, and Elanor/Elanor. But in all three, the namesakes are not human, nor could they 'follow' the original.

[Urwen]

So it isn't Phary/Castamir/Wulf either? The ones in line 5?

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

So there is someone - the namesake of the daughter - who followed said daughter.

Nope. 'The namesake' is not the namesake of 'the daughter', but of another character.

Originally Posted by Urwen

So it isn't Phary/Castamir/Wulf either? The ones in line 5?

It is not; as I said, it's chronological, any any chronology where the fifth step was 'S.A. 3255-T.A. 2758' would be... well, kind of fun, actually, but probably not solid enough for a riddle.

hS

[Urwen]

So this 'daughter' had three followers.

[Urwen]

Knowing you, it has something to do with Sam, so Red Book of Westmarch is the answer.