Sunday
From Tolkien Gateway
| Days in the Shire Calendar |
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Sunday (archaic form Sunnendei) was the second day of the week in the Shire Calendar. It was dedicated to the Sun, representing the Númenórean day Oranor.[1]
After the reform of Isengrim Took II,[1] 1 January and 1 July always fell on Sunday.
Etymology
Sunday represents an archaic Hobbitish form "Sunnendei", a word preserved in the Yellowskin. It is dedicated to the Sun.[1]
Sunday is translated as "Sunday" in The Lord of the Rings but as it was the first day of the week, it corresponded more to our Tuesday. For this reason, The "Sunday" referred in the poem The Man in the Moon Stayed Up Too Late, actually refers to the Hobbitish Friday, the chief day of the week.[1][2]
References
| The Days of the Week in Arda | |
| Elvish week (Quenya): | 1. Elenya 2. Anarya 3. Isilya 4. Aldúya 5. Menelya 6. Valanya (Tárion) |
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| 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 |
