Wedmath

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Months in the Shire Calendar
Afteryule (January) Solmath (February) Rethe (March) Astron (April) Thrimidge (May) Forelithe (June) Afterlithe (July) Wedmath (August) Halimath (September) Winterfilth (October) Blotmath (November) Foreyule (December)

Wedmath is the eighth month of the Shire Calendar, following Afterlithe and approximately corresponding to modern 24 July through 22 August.^[1]

Etymology

The name represents a modernization of the Old English name for August, Wéodmónaþ, meaning "grass-month" (cf. weed).^[2]^[3]

References

↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
↑ Arden R. Smith. "The Shire month-names". Forodrim.org
↑ Jim Allan (ed.) An Introduction to Elvish, Giving of Names, p. 227

[1] J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"

[2] Arden R. Smith. "The Shire month-names". Forodrim.org

[3] Jim Allan (ed.) An Introduction to Elvish, Giving of Names, p. 227

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