Timeline for Six, six to find the one - Who am I?
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| Jul 12, 2016 at 16:45 | comment | added | Gareth McCaughan♦ | Greensleeves: How did I manage not to notice that?? | |
| S Jul 12, 2016 at 16:14 | history | suggested | hypern | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Adding OP intended reasoning to answer
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| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:51 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:47 | comment | added | hypern | Also, the rhyme has a similar structure to Greensleaves which is inaccurately credited to Henry VIII | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:45 | comment | added | hypern | @GarethMcCaughan It is meant to have the meaning 'and (what) follows (is) six'. Yes, it is an inversion. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:43 | comment | added | Gareth McCaughan♦ | @hypern, I'm still not sure I quite understand line 7, but never mind. (Is "follows six" an inversion as in "cometh the hour, cometh the man" -- thus meaning "six follows"?) | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:42 | comment | added | Gareth McCaughan♦ | No problem. It would have taken me ages to think of years for stanza 1 (if I ever did) without your prodding, so I think you had every right to push as you pleased :-). | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:41 | history | edited | Gareth McCaughan♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
daughters??
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| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:40 | vote | accept | hypern | ||
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:39 | comment | added | Marius | @GarethMcCaughan. Sorry for pushing it with the hints for stanza 1. I misunderstood your struggle. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:39 | comment | added | hypern | I can confirm that. Line 7 is the succession of Henry VIII by Edward VI. Line 8 are the number of alleged illegitimate 'sons' of Henry VIII, of which only Henry Fitzroy was acknowledged. (Henry had a strong desire to bare a son which is why the riddle was focused on his sons). Very difficult riddle, so you and the others have done an excellent job in working it out. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:36 | comment | added | Gareth McCaughan♦ | Ali: I think the three is because it was H8's third wife who bore the child who became Edward VI. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:34 | comment | added | Ali | Line 5 = Looking for one heir to the throne. Line 6 = ended up with three heirs, a king and two queens? | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:31 | history | edited | Gareth McCaughan♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
six!
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| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:25 | comment | added | Gareth McCaughan♦ | gtwebb: That's a clever idea, and probably right. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:24 | comment | added | gtwebb | I think you answer line six with your answer on live 5... Found in 3(rd) | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:23 | history | edited | Gareth McCaughan♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
first interpretation of L5 confirmed
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| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:23 | comment | added | hypern | Line 6: What is three, and why is that significant given the previous line? Line 7: (Line 6 will give you this answer) Line 8 is slightly off, but the nature of Henry Fitzroys birth is the right direction... | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:22 | history | edited | Gareth McCaughan♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
daughters? probably not
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| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:20 | comment | added | Gareth McCaughan♦ | ... Nope, only four definite ones. Two doubtful but if we count them then we probably need to add at least one more to the "five". | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:18 | comment | added | Gareth McCaughan♦ | I suppose I should count the obvious other thing given my interpretation of line 8. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:17 | comment | added | Gareth McCaughan♦ | Yeah, I think I've got line 8 (without hints, as it happened) and am glad my guess for 5 was right. Still hazy on 6-7... | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:16 | history | edited | Gareth McCaughan♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
sons?
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| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:14 | comment | added | hypern | Line 12 is a hint for line 8. Lines 5-7 are somewhat related to your interpretation to line 5, of which the first sentence is correct! | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:12 | history | edited | Gareth McCaughan♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
years! wives?
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| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:12 | comment | added | Gareth McCaughan♦ | I'm not sure why you're still giving me hints for stanza 1, which was all obvious as soon as you mentioned age. It's stanza 2 I'm confused by. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:09 | comment | added | Marius | @GarethMcCaughan. OK one last hint about lines 2, 3, 4 :). 2 something happened at the age of 17. 3 and 4: $17 + 38 = 55$. I would include a wikipedia link here, but then that would spoil it. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 15:01 | comment | added | Gareth McCaughan♦ | Yes, all the sixes make it look like that, which is one reason I thought it was probably him in the first place. The first verse is all obvious enough given that the numbers count years, but I am still trying to get my head around the second. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 14:53 | comment | added | Marius | And lines 5 to 8 (or at least some of them) might have something to do with his love life. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 14:51 | comment | added | hexomino | The second verse is probably about jvirf(rot13) | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 14:48 | comment | added | Gareth McCaughan♦ | ah, years, that makes some sense. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 14:45 | comment | added | Marius | I think your answer is correct. And I think you can go through the details and see how they fit. I can give you a push in the right direction. The first 2 lines are about his age. Something happened at 17. The next 2 lines are also age related. | |
| Jul 12, 2016 at 14:42 | history | answered | Gareth McCaughan♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |