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'''Lithe''' was the sixth month of the calendar of [[Bree]], corresponding to [[Forelithe]] of the [[Shire Calendar]], and approximately | '''Lithe''' was the sixth month of the calendar of [[Bree]], corresponding to [[Forelithe]] of the [[Shire Calendar]], and approximately corresponding to modern [[22 May]] through [[20 June]] in a normal year. It was followed by the [[Summerdays]].<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref> | ||
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[[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>{{HM|IE}}, Giving of Names, p. 227</ref> | [[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>{{HM|IE}}, Giving of Names, p. 227</ref> |
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Lithe was the sixth month of the calendar of Bree, corresponding to Forelithe of the Shire Calendar, and approximately corresponding to modern 22 May through 20 June in a normal year. It was followed by the Summerdays.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
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]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
- ↑ 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 (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, Giving of Names, p. 227