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The '''Lithedays''' or just '''The Lithe''' refers to | {{disambig-two|the feast days of the [[Shire Calendar]]|month in the [[Bree Calendar]]|[[Lithe]]}} | ||
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]]; in purpose and function the Lithedays were equivalent to the ''[[enderi]]'' of the [[Reckoning of Rivendell]]. | |||
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: | ||
* {{TA|2778}} (circa) | |||
** [[Thrór]] draws his [[Thrór's Map|Map]] | |||
* {{TA|2941}}: | * {{TA|2941}}: | ||
** [[Elrond]] discovers the [[moon-letters]] on [[Thrór's Map]]. | ** The [[moon]] is "a broad silver crescent". | ||
** [[Elrond]] discovers the [[moon-letters]] on [[Thrór's Map]].<ref>{{H|Rest}}</ref> | |||
* {{TA|3019}}: | * {{TA|3019}}: | ||
**[[Arwen]] | ** [[Elrond]], [[Glorfindel]], [[Erestor]], [[Elladan]], [[Elrohir]], [[Celeborn]] and [[Galadriel]] arrive with [[Arwen]] to [[Minas Tirith]].<ref>{{RK|Steward}}</ref> | ||
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> | ||
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[[Category:Hobbit Calendar]] | [[Category:Hobbit Calendar]] | ||
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[[fi:Lithepäivät]] | [[fi:Lithepäivät]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:06, 1 November 2022
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; in purpose and function the Lithedays were equivalent to the enderi of the Reckoning of Rivendell.
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. 2778 (circa)
- T.A. 2941:
- The moon is "a broad silver crescent".
- Elrond discovers the moon-letters on Thrór's Map.[2]
- T.A. 3019:
- Elrond, Glorfindel, Erestor, Elladan, Elrohir, Celeborn and Galadriel arrive with Arwen to Minas Tirith.[3]
Each midsummer-eve the Old Took held parties, where Gandalf impressed the hobbits with fireworks.[4]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Old English líða, is the old name for the months June and July.[5] It probably referred to the first new moon around the summer solstice.[6]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Shire Calendar"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, "A Short Rest"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Steward and the King"
- ↑ 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
