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Haranye is probably the name of the last year of a century in the King's Reckoning.[1]
Etymology
- "In every fourth year, except the last of a century (haranyë)..."
- ― J.R.R. Tolkien[1]
The word is obviously Quenya, but of uncertain etymology.
Helge Fauskanger notes that Tolkien's wording does not make clear whether the word describes the "last [year] of a century" or a translation of "century" itself.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D, "The Calendars"
- ↑ Helge Fauskanger, "Quettaparma Quenyallo", Ardalambion (accessed 24 April 2024)
