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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
The name represents a modernization of the Old English name for March, Hreþmōnaþ, meaning "rough-month".[2]
Alternatively, the name could mean "Storm-month", according to Dr. Eleanor Parker's reading of J.R.R. Tolkien's commentary on the word "Hreðmanna" in Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary.[3]
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
- ↑ Dr. Eleanor Parker, "Tolkien and the Anglo-Saxon Calendar", Tolkien 50th Anniversary Seminar Series on YouTube, accessed 20 June 2024