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Parmawen · 03-28-2005, 06:31 PM

I was wondering if anybody knew all the months of the Shire/Middle Earth calendar (like today's Astron the fifth or something) and how it works...it seems really cool, but I'm kinda lost.

Elianna · 03-28-2005, 08:05 PM

The Hobbit Calendar is such:

2 Yule
Afteryule
Solmath
Rethe
Astron
Thrimidge
Forelithe
1 Lithe
Midsummer's Day
(Overlithe)
2 Lithe
Afterlithe
Wedmath
Halimath
Winterfilth
Blotmath
Foreyule
1 Yule

The two Yules and two Lithe, and Midsummer's Day are singular days. All of the months had 30 days. Overlithe is their leap day.

There's an in depth discussion of this in Appen. D in LotR. You can find Gondorian and Elvish calendars there too. I must say Appen. D was the hardest of the Appendices for me to read, but it's still interesting.

Parmawen · 03-28-2005, 08:11 PM

Oh thank you so much! I confess that I skimmed most of the Appendix, I was mainly looking for the Aragorn and Arwen meeting.

Elonve · 03-29-2005, 01:04 AM

Hey try this site it helped me alot!
http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm
on the left side this other window will apper scroll down and you will see "interactive calender" under resources. Have fun with it!

~Elonve
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03-28-2005, 06:31 PM	#1
Parmawen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stuck in the center of Spooky Hollow... Posts: 75	Astron what?!? I was wondering if anybody knew all the months of the Shire/Middle Earth calendar (like today's Astron the fifth or something) and how it works...it seems really cool, but I'm kinda lost.

03-28-2005, 08:05 PM	#2
Elianna Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ad finem itineris Posts: 384	The Hobbit Calendar is such: 2 Yule Afteryule Solmath Rethe Astron Thrimidge Forelithe 1 Lithe Midsummer's Day (Overlithe) 2 Lithe Afterlithe Wedmath Halimath Winterfilth Blotmath Foreyule 1 Yule The two Yules and two Lithe, and Midsummer's Day are singular days. All of the months had 30 days. Overlithe is their leap day. There's an in depth discussion of this in Appen. D in LotR. You can find Gondorian and Elvish calendars there too. I must say Appen. D was the hardest of the Appendices for me to read, but it's still interesting. __________________ Enyale cuilenya, ú-enyale mandenya.

03-29-2005, 01:04 AM	#4
Elonve Wight Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Where the stars go blue. Posts: 153	Hey try this site it helped me alot! http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm on the left side this other window will apper scroll down and you will see "interactive calender" under resources. Have fun with it! ~Elonve ________ Suzuki gv1400 cavalcade Last edited by Elonve; 04-09-2011 at 05:53 PM.

03-28-2005, 08:11 PM	#3
Parmawen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stuck in the center of Spooky Hollow... Posts: 75	Oh thank you so much! I confess that I skimmed most of the Appendix, I was mainly looking for the Aragorn and Arwen meeting.