Lithe

Lithe refers to two feast days of the Shire Calendar that lay either side of Midyear's Day (and, in a leap year, the special feast-day of the Overlithe).

Events that occurred on 1 Lithe:

• T.A. 2941:
  • Elrond discovers the moon-letters on Thrór's Map.
• T.A. 3019:
  • Arwen comes to Minas Tirith.

[edit] Etymology

Old English líða, is the old name for the months June and July.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings" in Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. 780-1