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'''Lithe''' refers to two feast days of the [[Shire Calendar]] that lay either side of [[Midyear's Day]] (and, in a leap year, the special feast-day of the [[Overlithe]]).  
'''Lithe''' refers to two feast days of the [[Shire Calendar]] that lay either side of [[Midyear's Day]] (and, in a leap year, the special feast-day of the [[Overlithe]]).<ref>{{App|Shire}}</ref>


Events which occurred on 1 Lithe:
Events that occurred on 1 Lithe:


* [[Third Age 2941|T.A. 2941]]:
* {{TA|2941}}:
** [[Elrond]] discovers the [[moon-letters]] on [[Thrór's Map]].
** [[Elrond]] discovers the [[moon-letters]] on [[Thrór's Map]].
* [[Third Age 3019|T.A. 3019]]:
* {{TA|3019}}:
**[[Arwen]] comes to [[Minas Tirith]].
**[[Arwen]] comes to [[Minas Tirith]].
==Etymology==
[[Old English]] ''[[wiktionary:liþa|líða]]'', is the old name for the months June and July.<ref name="Nomen">{{HM|N}}, p. 780-1</ref> It probably referred to the first new moon around the summer solstice.<ref>[[Jim Allan]] (ed.) ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', Giving of Names, p. 227</ref>
==Bree calendar==
In the [[Bree]] Calendar the sixth month of the year ([[Forelithe]] in the Shire Calendar) was named ''Lithe''.<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref>


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Revision as of 08:02, 21 November 2012

Lithe refers to two feast days of the Shire Calendar that lay either side of Midyear's Day (and, in a leap year, the special feast-day of the Overlithe).[1]

Events that occurred on 1 Lithe:

Etymology

Old English líða, is the old name for the months June and July.[2] It probably referred to the first new moon around the summer solstice.[3]

Bree calendar

In the Bree Calendar the sixth month of the year (Forelithe in the Shire Calendar) was named Lithe.[4]

References