Shire Reckoning
E901232
Shire Reckoning is the Hobbit-devised calendar system used in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, particularly in the Shire, to mark years and dates.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hobbit calendar
ⓘ
calendar system ⓘ fictional calendar ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings Appendices NERFINISHED ⓘ The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | Third Age calendar ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Appendix D of The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
all months have equal length
ⓘ
weekday sequence is not disrupted by intercalary days ⓘ |
| hasDayName |
Hevensday
ⓘ
Highday ⓘ Mersday ⓘ Monday ⓘ Sterday ⓘ Sunday ⓘ Trewsday ⓘ |
| hasIntercalaryDay |
1 Lithe
ⓘ
1 Yule ⓘ 2 Lithe ⓘ 2 Yule ⓘ Mid-year’s Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIntercalaryDays | yes ⓘ |
| hasLeapDay | Overlithe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonth |
Afterlithe
ⓘ
Afteryule NERFINISHED ⓘ Astron NERFINISHED ⓘ Blotmath ⓘ Forelithe ⓘ Foreyule NERFINISHED ⓘ Halimath NERFINISHED ⓘ Rethe NERFINISHED ⓘ Solmath ⓘ Thrimidge ⓘ Wedmath NERFINISHED ⓘ Winterfilth ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDaysPerMonth | 30 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDaysPerYear | 365 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMonths | 12 ⓘ |
| hasWeekLength | 7 days ⓘ |
| languageOfMonthNames | Westron (represented by English dialectal forms) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startsOn | Mid-year’s Day always falls on the same weekday ⓘ |
| usedBy | Hobbits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedForDating |
events in the Shire
ⓘ
the War of the Ring from the Hobbits’ perspective ⓘ |
| usedIn | the Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearZeroEvent | crossing of the Brandywine by Marcho and Blanco ⓘ |
| yearZeroName | Year of the Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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