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Winterfilth was the tenth month of the Shire Calendar, approximately equivalent to modern October (in fact running from 22 September to 21 October on a modern calendar).
This month was called Wintring in Bree. It was a jest in Bree to speak of "Winterfilth in the (muddy) Shire"[1]
Etymology
The name referred to the completion of the year ("filling") before Winter in their old calendar (before they adopted the King's Reckoning) when their new year began after harvest.[1]
The name actually represents a modernization of the Old English name for October, Winterfylleþ, meaning "Winter-filling" or "Winter-full moon".[2]
See also
- Summerfilth - a fictitious month used proverbially
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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 24 April 2024)
