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'''Astron''' was the fourth month of the year according to the [[Shire Calendar]], approximately equivalent to modern April. | '''Astron''', was the fourth month of the year according to the [[Shire Calendar]], approximately equivalent to modern April. This month was called [[Chithing]] in [[Bree]] and the [[Eastfarthing]].<ref>{{App|Calendars}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
The name represents a [[Hobbitish|modernization]] of the [[Old English]] name for the Easter, ''[[wiktionary:eastre|ēastre]]''.<ref>{{webcite|articleurl=http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_smn.html|articlename=The Shire month-names|author=[[Arden R. Smith]]|website=[http://www.forodrim.org/daeron Mellonath Daeron - The Language Guild of the Forodrim]}}</ref> The actual name for April was ''[[wiktionary:eastermonaþ|ēastermōnaþ]]''. | |||
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Astron, was the fourth month of the year according to the Shire Calendar, approximately equivalent to modern April. This month was called Chithing in Bree and the Eastfarthing.[1]
Etymology
The name represents a modernization of the Old English name for the Easter, ēastre.[2] The actual name for April was ēastermōnaþ.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
- ↑ Arden R. Smith, "The Shire month-names", Mellonath Daeron - The Language Guild of the Forodrim (accessed 19 April 2024)
