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'''''Enquië''''' is the [[Quenya]] word for ''week''. The word derives from the Quenya word for "six", ''[[enquë]]'', because in the [[Reckoning of Rivendell]] the week had six weeks. | '''''Enquië''''' is the [[Quenya]] word for ''week''. The word derives from the Quenya word for "six", ''[[enquë]]'', because in the [[Reckoning of Rivendell]] the week had six weeks. | ||
An Elvish [[yén]] (144 [[coranar|solar years]]) contains 8,766 enquier. | An Elvish [[yén]] (144 [[coranar|solar years]]) contains 8,766 enquier. The observation of the ''week'' was more for ritual than for practical purposes; the chief day was Valanya, the last day ordinally.<ref>{{App|D2}}</ref> | ||
The observation of the ''week'' was more for ritual than for practical purposes.<ref>{{App|D2}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 13:02, 28 January 2021
Enquië is the Quenya word for week. The word derives from the Quenya word for "six", enquë, because in the Reckoning of Rivendell the week had six weeks.
An Elvish yén (144 solar years) contains 8,766 enquier. The observation of the week was more for ritual than for practical purposes; the chief day was Valanya, the last day ordinally.[1]
| Quenya | Sindarin | Dedication |
|---|---|---|
| Elenya | Orgilion | Stars |
| Anarya | Oranor | Sun |
| Isilya | Orithil | Moon |
| Aldúya | Orgaladhad | Two Trees |
| Menelya | Ormenel | Heavens |
| Valanya or Tárion | Orbelain or Rodyn | Valar or Powers |
| The Days of the Week in Arda | |
| Elvish week (Quenya): | 1. Elenya 2. Anarya 3. Isilya 4. Aldúya 5. Menelya 6. Valanya (Tárion) |
|---|---|
| Elvish week (Sindarin): | 1. Orgilion 2. Oranor 3. Orithil 4. Orgaladhad 5. Ormenel 6. Orbelain (Rodyn) |
| Númenórean week (Quenya): | 1. Elenya 2. Anarya 3. Isilya 4. Aldëa 5. Menelya 6. Eärenya 7. Valanya |
| Númenórean week (Sindarin): | 1. Orgilion 2. Oranor 3. Orithil 4. Orgaladh 5. Ormenel 6. Oraearon 7. Orbelain |
| Hobbit week (archaic): | 1. Sterrendei 2. Sunnendei 3. Monendei 4. Trewesdei 5. Hevenesdei 6. Meresdei 7. Hihdei |
| Hobbit week (late T.A.): | 1. Sterday 2. Sunday 3. Monday 4. Trewsday 5. Hevensday (Hensday) 6. Mersday 7. Highday |
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
