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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 | Events that occurred on 1 Lithe: | ||
* | * {{TA|2941}}: | ||
** [[Elrond]] discovers the [[moon-letters]] on [[Thrór's Map]]. | ** [[Elrond]] discovers the [[moon-letters]] on [[Thrór's Map]]. | ||
* | * {{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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[[Category:Hobbit Calendar]] | [[Category:Hobbit Calendar]] | ||
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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:
- T.A. 2941:
- Elrond discovers the moon-letters on Thrór's Map.
- T.A. 3019:
- Arwen comes to Minas Tirith.
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
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Shire Calendar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 780-1
- ↑ Jim Allan (ed.) An Introduction to Elvish, Giving of Names, p. 227
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"