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<div>The '''Shire Calendar''' was used by the [[Hobbits]] of the [[Shire]]. It was different from that used by the [[Men]], [[Dwarves]] and [[Elves]]. Use of this calendar in Middle-earth is referred to as '''Shire-reckoning'''.<br />
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It is highly based on the Germanic calendar.<br />
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Year 1 of the Shire Calendar corresponded when the Shire was founded by the [[Bree]] Hobbits Marcho and Blanco in the year 1601 of the [[Third Age]]. Therefore, years of the Third Age can be converted to Shire-years by subtracting 1600.<br />
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The last year of the Third Age was year 1421 on the Shire calendar.<br />
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==Months of the year and special days==<br />
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The Shire calendar's year was divided into 12 months of 30 days. Five additional days were added to create a 365-day year. The months followed the lunar cycle.<br />
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<tr style="background:#EFEFEF;"><th>Month number</th><th>Name</th><th>Approximate relationship to Gregorian calendar</th></tr><br />
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