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The '''Lithedays''' or just '''The Lithe''' refers to | The '''Lithedays''' or just '''The Lithe''' refers to the three (sometimes four) feast days between the months of [[Forelithe]] and [[Afterlithe]] of the [[Shire Calendar]]. They were: | ||
*1 Lithe (midsummer-eve) | |||
*[[Mid-year's Day]] | |||
**[[Overlithe]] (observed only in leap-years) | |||
*2 Lithe | |||
They were called [[Summerdays]] in [[Bree]].<ref>{{App|Shire}}</ref> | |||
Events that occurred on 1 Lithe: | Events that occurred on 1 Lithe: | ||
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**[[Arwen]] comes to [[Minas Tirith]]. | **[[Arwen]] comes to [[Minas Tirith]]. | ||
Each | Each midsummer-eve the [[Gerontius Took|Old Took]] held parties, where [[Gandalf]] impressed the [[hobbits]] with fireworks.<ref>{{H|6}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[[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> | ||
Revision as of 08:43, 22 May 2016
The Lithedays or just The Lithe refers to the three (sometimes four) feast days between the months of Forelithe and Afterlithe of the Shire Calendar. They were:
- 1 Lithe (midsummer-eve)
- Mid-year's Day
- Overlithe (observed only in leap-years)
- 2 Lithe
They were called Summerdays in Bree.[1]
Events that occurred on 1 Lithe:
- T.A. 2941:
- Elrond discovers the moon-letters on Thrór's Map.
- T.A. 3019:
- Arwen comes to Minas Tirith.
Each midsummer-eve the Old Took held parties, where Gandalf impressed the hobbits with fireworks.[2]
Etymology
Old English líða, is the old name for the months June and July.[3] It probably referred to the first new moon around the summer solstice.[4]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Shire Calendar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire"
- ↑ 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
