Calendars of Arda

Eldarin Calendar

• Elves have a long time to live, and thus, divide their lives accordingly.
• Elves prefer to count by 12 and 6.

Terms

• Yén (Quenya) - În (Sindarin)
• 144 years
• Coranar or Loa (Quenya) - Coranor (Sindarin)
• 365 days
• Enquië (Quenya) - Enchien (Sindarin)
• 1 week, 6 days long
• Ré (Quenya) - Arad (Sindarin)
• 1 day (from sunset to sunset)
• Tindomë (Quenya) - Minuial (Sindarin)
• Morning hours
• Undomë (Quenya) - Aduial (Sindarin)
• Evening hours

Calendar

• Yestarë (Quenya) - Minien (Sindarin) - First Day
• 1 day
• Tuilë (Quenya) - Ethuil (Sindarin) - Spring
• 54 days
• Lairë (Quenya) - Laer (Sindarin) - Summer
• 72 days
• Yávië (Quenya) - Iavas (Sindarin) - Fall
• 54 days
• Enderi (Quenya) - Endien (Sindarin) - Middle Days
• 3 days
• Quellë or Lasselanta (Quenya) - Firith or Narbeleth (Sindarin) - Fading
• 54 days
• Hrívë (Quenya) - Rhîw (Sindarin) - Winter
• 72 days
• Coirë (Quenya) - Echuir (Sindarin) - Stirring
• 54 days
• Mettarë (Quenya) - Penninor (Sindarin) - Last Day
• 1 day

Week

• Elenya (Quenya) - Orgilion (Sindarin) - Starday
• Anarya (Quenya) - Oranor (Sindarin) - Sunday
• Isilya (Quenya) - Orithil (Sindarin) - Moonday
• Aldúya (Quenya) - Orgaladhad (Sindarin) - Bitreeday
• Menelya (Quenya) - Ormenel (Sindarin) - Heavenday
• Valanya or Tárion (Quenya) - Orbelain or Rodyn (Sindarin) - Valaday

Leap Year

• Every 12 years the Enderi are doubled
• The last leap year of the Yén, the Enderi are not doubled

The King's Reckoning

• Lucky for us, humans count by 10.
• This reckoning system begins with the founding of Númenor, and ends in Arnor and Gondor with the line of Kings.

Terms

• Haranyë (Quenya)
• 1 century
• Astar (Quenya)
• 1 month
• Week is 7 days
• Ré (Quenya) - Arad (Sindarin)
• 1 day (from sunrise to sunrise)

Calendar

• Yestarë (Quenya) - Minien (Sindarin) - First Day
• 1 day
• Narvinyë (Quenya) - Narwain (Sindarin) - January
• 30 days
• Nénimë (Quenya) - Nínui (Sindarin) - February
• 30 days
• Súlimë (Quenya) - Gwaeron (Sindarin) - March
• 30 days
• Víressë (Quenya) - Gwirith (Sindarin) - April
• 30 days
• Lótessë (Quenya) - Lothron (Sindarin) - May
• 30 days
• Nárië (Quenya) - Nórui (Sindarin) - June
• 31 days
• Loëndë (Quenya) - Endien (Sindarin) - Midyear's Day
• 1 day
• Cermië (Quenya) - Cerveth (Sindarin) - July
• 31 days
• Urimë (Quenya) - Urui (Sindarin) - August
• 30 days
• Yavannië (Quenya) - Ivanneth (Sindarin) - September
• 30 days
• Narquelië (Quenya) - Narbeleth (Sindarin) - October
• 30 days
• Hísimë (Quenya) - Hithui (Sindarin) - November
• 30 days
• Ringarë (Quenya) - Girithron (Sindarin) - December
• 30 days
• Mettarë (Quenya) - Penninor (Sindarin) - Last Day
• 1 day

Week

• Elenya (Quenya) - Orgilion (Sindarin) - Starday
• Anarya (Quenya) - Oranor (Sindarin) - Sunday
• Isilya (Quenya) - Orithil (Sindarin) - Moonday
• Aldëa (Quenya) - Orgaladh (Sindarin) - Treeday
• Menelya (Quenya) - Ormenel (Sindarin) - Heavenday
• Valanya or Tárion (Quenya) - Orbelain or Rodyn (Sindarin) - Valarday
• Eärenya (Quenya) - Oraearon (Sindarin) - Seaday

Leap Year

• Every fourth year, two Enderi replace Loëndë
• The last leap year of the century, has no days added

Shire Reckoning

• This is a little something to think about for ye Hobbitfolk.
• The Hobbits based their system off of the Kings Reckoning, though they altered it a tiny bit, and made their own names for things.

Calendar

• Yule - 1 day
• Afteryule - 30 days
• Solmath - 30 days
• Rethe - 30 days
• Astron - 30 days
• Thrimidge - 30 days
• Forelithe - 30 days
• Lithe - 1 day
• Midyear's Day - 1 day
• Lithe - 1 day
• Afterlithe - 30 days
• Wedmath - 30 days
• Halimath - 30 days
• Winterfilth - 30 days
• Blotmath - 30 days
• Foreyule - 30 days
• Yule - 1 day

Week

• Sterday
• Sunday
• Monday
• Trewsday
• Hensday
• Mersday
• Highday

Leap Year

• Every fourth year, another day, Overlithe, is added after Midyear's Day.
• In the last leap year of a century, Overlithe isn't added.

Steward's Reckoning

• With the end of Kings a new calendar began, created by Mardil. This lasted until the end of the War of the Ring.

Calendar

• Yestarë (Quenya) - Minien (Sindarin) - First Day
• 1 day
• Narvinyë (Quenya) - Narwain (Sindarin) - January
• 30 days
• Nénimë (Quenya) - Nínui (Sindarin) - February
• 30 days
• Súlimë (Quenya) - Gwaeron (Sindarin) - March
• 30 days
• Tuilérë (Quenya) - Tuilor (Sindarin) - Spring Day
• 1 day
• Víressë (Quenya) - Gwirith (Sindarin) - April
• 30 days
• Lótessë (Quenya) - Lothron (Sindarin) - May
• 30 days
• Nárië (Quenya) - Nórui (Sindarin) - June
• 30 days
• Loëndë (Quenya) - Endien (Sindarin) - Midyear's Day
• 1 day
• Cermië (Quenya) - Cerveth (Sindarin) - July
• 30 days
• Urimë (Quenya) - Urui (Sindarin) - August
• 30 days
• Yavannië (Quenya) - Ivanneth (Sindarin) - September
• 30 days
• Yáviérë (Quenya) - Iavor (Sindarin) - Harvest Day
• 1 day
• Narquelië (Quenya) - Narbeleth (Sindarin) - October
• 30 days
• Hísimë (Quenya) - Hithui (Sindarin) - November
• 30 days
• Ringarë (Quenya) - Girithron (Sindarin) - December
• 30 days
• Mettarë (Quenya) - Penninor (Sindarin) - Last Day
• 1 day

The New Reckoning

• For a new era.
• The beginning of the year was moved to the spring, like the Eldarin calendar. The change started on March 25^th of the Steward's Reckoning, to celebrate the fall of Sauron.

Calendar

• Yestarë (Quenya) - Minien (Sindarin) - First Day
• 1 day
• Víressë (Quenya) - Gwirith (Sindarin) - April
• 30 days
• Lótessë (Quenya) - Lothron (Sindarin) - May
• 30 days
• Nárië (Quenya) - Nórui (Sindarin) - June
• 30 days
• Cermië (Quenya) - Cerveth (Sindarin) - July
• 30 days
• Urimë (Quenya) - Urui (Sindarin) - August
• 30 days
• Yavannië (Quenya) - Ivanneth (Sindarin) - September
• 29 days
• Cormarë (Quenya) - Corvor (Sindarin) - Ring Day
• 1 day
• Enderi (Quenya) - Endien (Sindarin) - Middle Days
• 3 days, middle one called Loëndë (Quenya) - Endien (Sindarin)
• Narquelië (Quenya) - Narbeleth (Sindarin) - October
• 30 days
• Hísimë (Quenya) - Hithui (Sindarin) - November
• 30 days
• Ringarë (Quenya) - Girithron (Sindarin) - December
• 30 days
• Narvinyë (Quenya) - Narwain (Sindarin) - January
• 30 days
• Nénimë (Quenya) - Nínui (Sindarin) - February
• 30 days
• Súlimë(Quenya) - Gwaeron (Sindarin) - March
• 30 days
• Mettarë (Quenya) - Penninor (Sindarin) - Last Day
• 1 day

Leap Year

• Every fourth year, Cormarë is doubled.
• For the last leap year of each century, no day is added.

Sources:

The Lord of the Rings; Appendix D by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lost Road and Other Writings; The Etymologies; AR-¹ and YEN- by J. R. R. Tolkien

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