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Winterfilth was the tenth month of the Shire Calendar, approximately corresponding to modern 22 September through 21 October.
In older times, Winterfilth was the last month of the Hobbit year, and the harvest occurred during it. However after the Hobbits adopted the King's Reckoning, Winterfilth became the tenth month.
This month was called Wintring in Bree. It was a jest in Bree to speak of "Winterfilth in the (muddy) Shire"[1]
Etymology
The name referred to the completion of the year ("filling") before Winter in their old calendar (before they adopted the King's Reckoning) when their new year began after harvest.[1]
The name actually represents a modernization of the Old English name for October, Winterfylleþ, meaning "Winter-filling" or "Winter-full moon".[2]
See also
- Summerfilth - a fictitious month used proverbially