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'''Sterday''' was the first day of the week in the [[Shire Calendar]] and is equivalent with the Gregorian Monday.
'''Sterday''' was the first day of the week in the [[Shire Calendar]] and is equivalent with the Gregorian Monday. In ''The Lord of the Rings'' Sterday is translated Saturday according to the system in which Shire ‘Sunday’ and ‘Monday’ appear unchanged and Friday is last day of the week in translation of ‘Highday’.


[[Category:Hobbit Calendar]]
[[Category:Hobbit Calendar]]

Revision as of 18:14, 23 March 2009

Days in the Shire Calendar
  1. Sterday
  2. Sunday
  3. Monday
  4. Trewsday
  5. Hevensday
  6. Mersday
  7. Highday

Sterday was the first day of the week in the Shire Calendar and is equivalent with the Gregorian Monday. In The Lord of the Rings Sterday is translated Saturday according to the system in which Shire ‘Sunday’ and ‘Monday’ appear unchanged and Friday is last day of the week in translation of ‘Highday’.