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The Reckoning of Rivendell or | The '''Reckoning of Rivendell''' or Calendar of Imladris is the only recorded [[Elvish]] calendar, as it was the only one known to the [[Hobbits]]. The [[Eldar]] measured time on two scales: First, long periods of time were reckoned in ''[[yén]]i'', which corresponded to 144 solar years containing 8,766 ''[[enquië]]'' ("weeks") or 52,596 days. Second, the Elves acknowledged a single solar year, which was called a ''[[Coranar]]'' ("sun-round") or ''[[Loa]]'' ("growth"). A ''coranar'' contained six 'months' (more akin to seasons), rather than twelve, and they were not all of the same length, as shown below. | ||
In addition to the six month-seasons, a ''coranar'' had additional days inserted into the calendar to bring the total to 365 days. The first day of the year was ''[[yestarë]]'', which preceded ''Tuilë'', and the last day of the year was ''[[mettarë]]'', which followed ''Coirë''. Between ''yávië'' and ''quellë'' were three ''[[enderi]]'' ("middle-days") which were doubled every twelve years as leap days. | |||
The names of the six seasons and additional days of the ''coranar'' were: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
![[Quenya]] name | |||
![[Sindarin]] name | |||
!English Translation | |||
!Length in Days | |||
|- | |||
|[[Yestarë]] || ||First Day || 1 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Tuilë]] || [[Ethuil]] || Spring || 54 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Lairë]] || [[Laer]] || Summer || 72 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Yávië]] || [[Iavas]] || Autumn || 54 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Enderi]] || ||Middle Days || 3 or 6 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Quellë]] || [[Firith]] || Fading || 54 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Hrívë]] || [[Rhîw]] || Winter || 72 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Coirë]] || [[Echuir]] || Stirring || 54 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Mettarë]] || ||Last Day || 1 | |||
|} | |||
''Quellë'' was also known as ''[[Lasse-lanta]]'' ("leaf-fall") or, in Sindarin, [[Narbeleth]] ("Sun-waning"). | |||
Other calendar adjustments to deal with inaccuracies are unknown. As stated above a ''yén'' would be over a day too long. There is an indication that the last year of every third ''yén'' had its ''enderi'' omitted, but any further methods of adjustment are unknown.<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 19:35, 13 October 2012
The Reckoning of Rivendell or Calendar of Imladris is the only recorded Elvish calendar, as it was the only one known to the Hobbits. The Eldar measured time on two scales: First, long periods of time were reckoned in yéni, which corresponded to 144 solar years containing 8,766 enquië ("weeks") or 52,596 days. Second, the Elves acknowledged a single solar year, which was called a Coranar ("sun-round") or Loa ("growth"). A coranar contained six 'months' (more akin to seasons), rather than twelve, and they were not all of the same length, as shown below.
In addition to the six month-seasons, a coranar had additional days inserted into the calendar to bring the total to 365 days. The first day of the year was yestarë, which preceded Tuilë, and the last day of the year was mettarë, which followed Coirë. Between yávië and quellë were three enderi ("middle-days") which were doubled every twelve years as leap days.
The names of the six seasons and additional days of the coranar were:
Quenya name | Sindarin name | English Translation | Length in Days |
---|---|---|---|
Yestarë | First Day | 1 | |
Tuilë | Ethuil | Spring | 54 |
Lairë | Laer | Summer | 72 |
Yávië | Iavas | Autumn | 54 |
Enderi | Middle Days | 3 or 6 | |
Quellë | Firith | Fading | 54 |
Hrívë | Rhîw | Winter | 72 |
Coirë | Echuir | Stirring | 54 |
Mettarë | Last Day | 1 |
Quellë was also known as Lasse-lanta ("leaf-fall") or, in Sindarin, Narbeleth ("Sun-waning").
Other calendar adjustments to deal with inaccuracies are unknown. As stated above a yén would be over a day too long. There is an indication that the last year of every third yén had its enderi omitted, but any further methods of adjustment are unknown.[1]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"