Riddles in the Downs

[Urwen]

Well, the only other answers that come to mind and are connected to Silver are Idril and Boromir's horn. In the 1st case, 1 down could refer to Morleg, and in the second case to Boromir himself.


Nonetheless, Silvertine was so perfect, and the fact it is not right....well....

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Urwen

Well, the only other answers that come to mind and are connected to Silver are Idril and Boromir's horn. In the 1st case, 1 down could refer to Morleg, and in the second case to Boromir himself.

Nonetheless, Silvertine was so perfect, and the fact it is not right....well....

Idril is half the answer; she is Silver.

But who is Silver?

hS

[Urwen]

Celebrimbor. A certain source mentions that he lived in Gondolin for a time.

[Galadriel55]

I wonder if the directions refer to instructions on a family tree.

If we start with Idril as the first Silver:
1 up are her parents, but as Elenwe's other relations are unknown we are left with Turgon.
1 across is either Fingon or Aredhel.
1 down would be their respective children: Gil-Galad and Maeglin.

But how does 2 down fit it, I am not sure. I thought this would be one of those related-by-multiple-lines things where someone is both a cousin and a cousin once/twice removed, but that doesn't seem to work here.

If Idril is the last Silver, the pathway would still point to a cousin, and the logic still breaks down.

Well, it was worth a try.

[Urwen]

Or we can go that rode.


Idril


Two down becomes two up: Turgon > Fingolfin


One across becomes Finarfin or Feanor


and one down becomes one up, which is Finwe.....

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

I wonder if the directions refer to instructions on a family tree.

If we start with Idril as the first Silver:
1 up are her parents, but as Elenwe's other relations are unknown we are left with Turgon.
1 across is either Fingon or Aredhel.
1 down would be their respective children: Gil-Galad and Maeglin.

But how does 2 down fit it, I am not sure. I thought this would be one of those related-by-multiple-lines things where someone is both a cousin and a cousin once/twice removed, but that doesn't seem to work here.

If Idril is the last Silver, the pathway would still point to a cousin, and the logic still breaks down.

Well, it was worth a try.

This is exactly the right approach to take, but I didn't mean siblings.

I also didn't write '= 2 down'. I wrote '== 2 down', which has a completely different meaning.

hS

[Urwen]

'==' means equal to, according to google

[Urwen]

Wait, I think I have it. Second 'silver' is either Earendil or Elrond/Elros. Hear out my reasoning.

1 up = Turgon
1 across = Elenwe, sitting across from Turgon.
1 down = Idril

then we have 2 down, which is either 2 down from Elenwe, which is Earendil, or 2 down from Idril, which is Elrond/Elros.