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'''Ivanneth''' was the name among the [[Dúnedain]] for the ninth month of the year, more commonly known in [[Middle-earth]] by its [[Quenya]] title, [[Yavannië]], and approximately equivalent to modern September. Its name comes from the words ''[[yávë]]'' ("fruit") and ''[[anna]]'' ("gift"), a reference to the harvests of autumn, and connected to the name of [[Yavanna]], the [[Valar|Vala]] of earth and growth.<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref>
'''Ivanneth''' was the name among the [[Dúnedain]] for the ninth month of the year, more commonly known in [[Middle-earth]] by its [[Quenya]] title, [[Yavannië]], and approximately equivalent to modern September.<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref>


The month of Ivanneth in the second year of the [[Third Age]] is historically important as the time when [[Isildur]] set out from [[Osgiliath]] to ride for the [[Arnor|North-kingdom]] of the Dúnedain. Before the month was out, he and his companions were set upon by [[Orcs]] out of the autumn-coloured trees of [[Mirkwood]], and the [[The One Ring|Ring]] Isildur bore was lost in the [[Anduin|Great River]].<ref>{{UT|Gladden}}</ref>
The month of Ivanneth in the second year of the [[Third Age]] is historically important as the time when [[Isildur]] set out from [[Osgiliath]] to ride for the [[Arnor|North-kingdom]] of the Dúnedain. Before the month was out, he and his companions were set upon by [[Orcs]] out of the autumn-coloured trees of [[Mirkwood]], and the [[The One Ring|Ring]] Isildur bore was lost in the [[Anduin|Great River]].<ref>{{UT|Gladden}}</ref>
 
==Etymology==
Its name comes from the words ''[[yávë]]'' ("fruit") and ''[[anna]]'' ("gift"), a reference to the harvests of autumn, and connected to the name of [[Yavanna]], the [[Valar|Vala]] of earth and growth.
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This article is about the month. For the artist, see Ivanneth (artist).

Ivanneth was the name among the Dúnedain for the ninth month of the year, more commonly known in Middle-earth by its Quenya title, Yavannië, and approximately equivalent to modern September.[1]

The month of Ivanneth in the second year of the Third Age is historically important as the time when Isildur set out from Osgiliath to ride for the North-kingdom of the Dúnedain. Before the month was out, he and his companions were set upon by Orcs out of the autumn-coloured trees of Mirkwood, and the Ring Isildur bore was lost in the Great River.[2]

Etymology

Its name comes from the words yávë ("fruit") and anna ("gift"), a reference to the harvests of autumn, and connected to the name of Yavanna, the Vala of earth and growth.

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