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'''Cormarë''' or "Ring-day" was a day of celebrations in [[Fourth Age]] [[Gondor]]. It was held on [[September 22]] (or [[Yavannië]] 30) to celebrate the birthday of [[Frodo Baggins]], destroyer of [[the One Ring]].
{{disambig-two|a festival honoring [[Frodo Baggins]] within the [[legendarium]]|series of books published by [[Walking Tree Publishers]]|[[Cormarë Series]]}}


==Uses outside the legendarium==
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September 22 is a popular "ceremonial" date for founding [[The Tolkien Society|Tolkien societies]]. [[Unquendor]] (the Netherlands), [[Eredain]] (Switzerland), [[Imladris, Danmarks Tolkienforening|Imladris]] (Denmark) and several others were founded on this day. Another ceremonial day is [[January 3]], the birthday of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].
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[[Category:Middle-earth Calendars]]
'''Cormarë''' ([[Quenya|Q.]]'''Ringday''') was a festival honoring the birthday of [[Frodo Baggins]], destroyer of [[the One Ring]].
 
== History ==
In [[Aragorn]] the [[King Elessar]]'s [[New Reckoning]] calendar, 30 [[Yavannië]] was made a festival in honor of the [[Ring-bearer]], since it corresponded with Frodo's birthday, [[22 September]] in the [[Shire Calendar]]. Except in leap-years 30 Yavannië corresponded with 21 September in the Shire Calendar (due to its [[Overlithe]] leap-day at midsummer), so the New Reckoning's leap-day was inserted between ''Yavannië'' and its [[Enderi]] and Frodo's birthday feast was doubled in leap-years.<ref>{{App|D2}}</ref> It's not clear if the last day of the month of ''Yavannië'' was still referred to as "30 Yavannië", or if this day, and the leap-day, were simply called ''Cormarë''.
 
== Etymology ==
''Cormarë'' is a [[Quenya]] word glossed as "Ringday", apparently being a compound of ''[[corma]]'' ("ring")<ref>{{webcite|author=[[Helge Fauskanger]]|articleurl=http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/eng-quen.rtf|articlename=English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)|dated=|website=Arda|accessed=25 June 2011}}</ref> and the suffixal form of ''[[ré]]'' ("day").<ref>{{webcite|author=Paul Strack|articleurl=https://eldamo.org/content/words/word-1614948635.html|articlename=Q. ''Cormarë'' pn.|website=[[Eldamo]]|accessed=13 September 2022}}</ref>
 
== Outside the legendarium ==
22 September is a popular "ceremonial" date for founding [[:Category:Tolkien Societies|Tolkien societies]]. [[Unquendor]] (the Netherlands), [[Eredain]] (Switzerland), [[Imladris, Danmarks Tolkienforening|Imladris]] (Denmark) and several others were founded on this day. Another ceremonial day is [[3 January]], the birthday of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]].
 
Among [[Tolkien fandom|fans]], 22 September is also commonly observed as the [[Hobbit Day]].
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.americantolkiensociety.org/hobbit_day_and_tolkien_week.htm Hobbit Day and Tolkien Week]
 
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Revision as of 17:23, 13 September 2022

This article is about a festival honoring Frodo Baggins within the legendarium. For the series of books published by Walking Tree Publishers, see Cormarë Series.
Cormarë
Event
Other namesRingday
LocationReunited Kingdom
Date22 September of the Fourth Age
Part ofNew Reckoning calendar
ReferencesThe Return of the King, "Appendix D"

Cormarë (Q.Ringday) was a festival honoring the birthday of Frodo Baggins, destroyer of the One Ring.

History

In Aragorn the King Elessar's New Reckoning calendar, 30 Yavannië was made a festival in honor of the Ring-bearer, since it corresponded with Frodo's birthday, 22 September in the Shire Calendar. Except in leap-years 30 Yavannië corresponded with 21 September in the Shire Calendar (due to its Overlithe leap-day at midsummer), so the New Reckoning's leap-day was inserted between Yavannië and its Enderi and Frodo's birthday feast was doubled in leap-years.[1] It's not clear if the last day of the month of Yavannië was still referred to as "30 Yavannië", or if this day, and the leap-day, were simply called Cormarë.

Etymology

Cormarë is a Quenya word glossed as "Ringday", apparently being a compound of corma ("ring")[2] and the suffixal form of ré ("day").[3]

Outside the legendarium

22 September is a popular "ceremonial" date for founding Tolkien societies. Unquendor (the Netherlands), Eredain (Switzerland), Imladris (Denmark) and several others were founded on this day. Another ceremonial day is 3 January, the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Among fans, 22 September is also commonly observed as the Hobbit Day.

External links

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
  2. ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "English-Quenya Wordlist (Quettaparma Quenyanna)", Ardalambion (accessed 25 June 2011)
  3. ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Cormarë pn.", Eldamo (accessed 13 September 2022)
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