There were many calendars throughout the history of Middle-Earth,
including:
- Shire-Reckoning
- Stewards
Reckoning
- Kings Reckoning
- Numenorean
Reckoning
- New Reckoning
(After the War of the Ring)
The different systems
had different names for the months:
| Shire Calendar |
Bree Calendar |
Sindarin (Used in Gondor) |
Westron (Quenya Names) |
| Afteryule |
Frery |
Narwain |
Narvinye |
| Solmath |
Somath |
Ninui |
Nenime |
| Rethe |
Rethe |
Gwaeron |
Sulime |
| Astron |
Chithing |
Gwirith |
Virisse |
| Thrimidge |
|
Lothron |
Lotesse |
| Forelithe |
Lithe |
Norui |
Narie |
| Afterlithe |
Mede |
Cerveth |
Cermie |
| Wedmath |
- |
Urui |
Urime |
| Halimath |
Harvestmath |
Ivanneth |
Yavannie |
| Winterfilth |
Wintring |
Narbeleth |
Narquelie |
| Blotmath |
Blooting |
Hithui |
Hisime |
| Foreyule |
Yulemath |
Girithron |
Ringaire |
The Eldar had a 6 day week, which was changed by the Numenoreans
into a seven day week. They also changed the names of some of the
days.
| Shire |
(At the Time of the War of
the Ring) |
Sindarin |
Quenya |
Dunadan |
Translation |
| Sterrendei |
Sterday |
Orgilion |
Elenya |
Elenya |
Star-Day |
| Sunnedei |
Sunday |
Oranor |
Anarya |
Anarya |
Sun-Day |
| Monendei |
Monday |
Orithil |
Isilya |
Isilya |
Moon-Day |
| Trewesdei |
Trewsday |
Orgaladhad |
Alduya |
Aldea |
Tree
Day (Numenorean) or Trees-Day |
| Hevenesdei |
Hevensday
(or Hensday) |
Ormenel |
Menelya |
Menelya |
Heaven's-Day |
| Meresdei |
Mersday |
Orbelain
(or Rodyn) |
Valanya
(or Tarion) |
Valanya |
Valar-Day |
| Highdei |
Highday |
Oraearon |
Earenya |
Earenya |
Ship-Day
(Added by the Numenoreans) |
| Our Days: |
Shire Calendar: |
| Monday |
Monday |
| Tuesday |
Trewsday |
| Wednesday |
Hevensday |
| Thursday |
Mersday |
| Friday |
Highday |
| Saturday |
Sterday |
| Sunday |
Sunday |
Each of these calendars had a deficit of days, and each calendar
dealt with it differently. The Numenorean Reckoning (or Kings
Reckoning) dealt with it by adding a day every thousand years, but
that left a small amount over, about 5 hours. This was corrected with
the adaptation to the Steward's Reckoning. This one had such a tiny
deficit, that by the War of the Ring it had not yet grown to one day.
Each month had 30 days and the remaining days were holiday outside of
the months.
The Shire Calendar used a similar system, save that the extra days
were in two groups: Yule and Lithe.
Also, Year one in the Shire Reckoning was equivalent to 1601 of the
Third Age in the Steward's Reckoning.
The New Reckoning:
After the War of the Ring, the New Year began on March 25, the day
that Sauron was destroyed. The month names remained the same, however
they now began 5 days earlier than before.