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The third month of the Shire Calendar, lying between Solmath and Astron, and approximately corresponding to modern 21 February through 22 March.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name represents a modernization of the Old English name for March, Hreþmōnaþ, meaning "rough-month".[2]
References
- ↑ 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 25 April 2024)