~ The DÃºnedain Calendar ~

Snowdog · 11-04-2021, 07:48 PM

The Dunedain Calander
(It's data I mined from the Encyclopedia of Arda and use in my stories and roleplays)

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YestarÃ«:
'First-day', the name used in the Elves' calendars, and those derived from them, for the first day of the year. The actual date of YestarÃ« varied from calendar to calendar; according to the Reckoning of Rivendell, it fell on modern 28 March, while in the calendars of the NÃºmenÃ³reans and their descendants, its modern equivalent would be 22 December.

NarvinyÃ«:
The first month in the calendars of the Men of Middle-earth, approximately equivalent to modern January (though in fact running from modern 23 December to 21 January). Its name means 'new year' (or, literally, 'new sun').

NÃ©nimÃ«:
The second month in the calendars of the Men of Middle-earth, approximately equivalent to modern February (though in fact running from modern 22 January to 20 February).

SÃºlimÃ«:
The third month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, lying between NÃ©nimÃ« and the feast-day of TuilÃ©rÃ«. On a modern calendar, SÃºlimÃ« ran between 21 February and 22 March.

VÃ*ressÃ«:
The fourth month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following the spring feast-day of TuilÃ©rÃ«. On a modern calendar, VÃ*ressÃ« ran between 24 March and 22 April.

LÃ³tessÃ«:
The fifth month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following VÃ*ressÃ«. On a modern calendar, LÃ³tessÃ« ran between 23 April and 22 May.

NÃ¡riÃ«:
The sixth month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following LÃ³tessÃ«, and preceding LoÃ«ndÃ«, the feast of Midsummer. On a modern calendar, NÃ¡riÃ« ran between 23 May and 21 June.

LoÃ«ndÃ«:
Also known, especially by the Hobbits, as Midyear's Day, LoÃ«ndÃ« was the day that fell in the middle of the year and was an important feature in many of the calendars of Middle-earth. On a modern calendar, Midyear's Day would be 22 June.

CermiÃ«:
The seventh month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following LoÃ«ndÃ«, and preceding UrimÃ«. On a modern calendar, CermiÃ« ran between 23 June and 22 July, in a normal year.

UrimÃ«:
The eighth month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following CermiÃ«, and preceding YavanniÃ«. On a modern calendar, UrimÃ« ran between 23 July and 21 August, in a normal year.

*YavanniÃ«:
The ninth month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following UrimÃ«, and preceding the autumn feast of YÃ¡viÃ©rÃ«. On a modern calendar, YavanniÃ« ran between 22 August and 20 September, in a normal year.

*Ivanneth:
The ninth month of the year, according to the Dunedain of the North, following UrimÃ«, and preceding the autumn feast of YÃ¡viÃ©rÃ«. On a modern calendar, Ivanneth ran between 22 August and 20 September in a normal year.

*YÃ¡viÃ©rÃ«:
The harvest feast-day of the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, lying between the months of YavanniÃ« and NarqueliÃ«. On a modern calendar, YÃ¡viÃ©rÃ« would have fallen on 21 September.

NarqueliÃ«:
The tenth month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following the harvest feast of YÃ¡viÃ©rÃ«, and preceding HÃ*simÃ«. On a modern calendar, NarqueliÃ« ran between 22 September and 21 October.

HÃ*simÃ«:
The eleventh month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following NarqueliÃ«, and preceding the last month, RingarÃ«. On a modern calendar, HÃ*simÃ« would run between 22 October and 20 November.

*Girithron:
The Sindarin name for the twelfth month of the year, according to the calendars of Men, following Hithui or HÃ*simÃ«. On a modern calendar, Girithron ran between 21 November and 20 December. Likely used by the Northern Dunedain.

*RingarÃ«:
The last month in the calendars of the Men of Middle-earth (likely used by the Southern Dunedain), approximately equivalent to modern December (though in fact running from modern 21 November to 20 December).

MettarÃ«
The last day of the year; to the Elves, whose calendar started in spring, this was modern 27 March, but to the DÃºnedain in Middle-earth, MettarÃ« fell in winter, on modern 21 December.

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*The harvest feast day of YÃ¡viÃ©rÃ« was according to the Stewards Reckoning of Gondor, but its unknown whether the DÃºnedain of the north celebrated this day. It is assumed it was.

Look forward to any discussion, notes, corrections, etc. this may bring.

11-04-2021, 07:48 PM	#1
Snowdog DÃºnedain Ranger of the North Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Ruins of Arnor Posts: 892	~ The DÃºnedain Calendar ~ The Dunedain Calander (It's data I mined from the Encyclopedia of Arda and use in my stories and roleplays) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ YestarÃ«: 'First-day', the name used in the Elves' calendars, and those derived from them, for the first day of the year. The actual date of YestarÃ« varied from calendar to calendar; according to the Reckoning of Rivendell, it fell on modern 28 March, while in the calendars of the NÃºmenÃ³reans and their descendants, its modern equivalent would be 22 December. NarvinyÃ«: The first month in the calendars of the Men of Middle-earth, approximately equivalent to modern January (though in fact running from modern 23 December to 21 January). Its name means 'new year' (or, literally, 'new sun'). NÃ©nimÃ«: The second month in the calendars of the Men of Middle-earth, approximately equivalent to modern February (though in fact running from modern 22 January to 20 February). SÃºlimÃ«: The third month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, lying between NÃ©nimÃ« and the feast-day of TuilÃ©rÃ«. On a modern calendar, SÃºlimÃ« ran between 21 February and 22 March. *VÃressÃ«:** The fourth month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following the spring feast-day of TuilÃ©rÃ«. On a modern calendar, VÃressÃ« ran between 24 March and 22 April. LÃ³tessÃ«:* The fifth month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following VÃressÃ«. On a modern calendar, LÃ³tessÃ« ran between 23 April and 22 May. NÃ¡riÃ«:* The sixth month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following LÃ³tessÃ«, and preceding LoÃ«ndÃ«, the feast of Midsummer. On a modern calendar, NÃ¡riÃ« ran between 23 May and 21 June. LoÃ«ndÃ«: Also known, especially by the Hobbits, as Midyear's Day, LoÃ«ndÃ« was the day that fell in the middle of the year and was an important feature in many of the calendars of Middle-earth. On a modern calendar, Midyear's Day would be 22 June. CermiÃ«: The seventh month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following LoÃ«ndÃ«, and preceding UrimÃ«. On a modern calendar, CermiÃ« ran between 23 June and 22 July, in a normal year. UrimÃ«: The eighth month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following CermiÃ«, and preceding YavanniÃ«. On a modern calendar, UrimÃ« ran between 23 July and 21 August, in a normal year. *YavanniÃ«: The ninth month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following UrimÃ«, and preceding the autumn feast of YÃ¡viÃ©rÃ«. On a modern calendar, YavanniÃ« ran between 22 August and 20 September, in a normal year. *Ivanneth: The ninth month of the year, according to the Dunedain of the North, following UrimÃ«, and preceding the autumn feast of YÃ¡viÃ©rÃ«. On a modern calendar, Ivanneth ran between 22 August and 20 September in a normal year. *YÃ¡viÃ©rÃ«: The harvest feast-day of the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, lying between the months of YavanniÃ« and NarqueliÃ«. On a modern calendar, YÃ¡viÃ©rÃ« would have fallen on 21 September. NarqueliÃ«: The tenth month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following the harvest feast of YÃ¡viÃ©rÃ«, and preceding HÃsimÃ«. On a modern calendar, NarqueliÃ« ran between 22 September and 21 October. HÃsimÃ«:** The eleventh month of the year, according to the Stewards' Reckoning of Gondor, following NarqueliÃ«, and preceding the last month, RingarÃ«. On a modern calendar, HÃsimÃ« would run between 22 October and 20 November. Girithron: The Sindarin name for the twelfth month of the year, according to the calendars of Men, following Hithui or HÃsimÃ«. On a modern calendar, Girithron ran between 21 November and 20 December. Likely used by the Northern Dunedain. RingarÃ«: The last month in the calendars of the Men of Middle-earth (likely used by the Southern Dunedain), approximately equivalent to modern December (though in fact running from modern 21 November to 20 December). MettarÃ« The last day of the year; to the Elves, whose calendar started in spring, this was modern 27 March, but to the DÃºnedain in Middle-earth, MettarÃ« fell in winter, on modern 21 December. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *The harvest feast day of YÃ¡viÃ©rÃ« was according to the Stewards Reckoning of Gondor, but its unknown whether the DÃºnedain of the north celebrated this day. It is assumed it was. Look forward to any discussion, notes, corrections, etc. this may bring.

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