Harvestmath
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Harvestmath is the name of the ninth month in the Bree Calendar (used by the Hobbits of Bree), following Wedmath. In the Shire the month was known as Halimath.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The name represents a modernization of an Old English name for September, hærfestmōnaþ "Harvest-month".[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix D
- ↑ Jim Allan (1978), An Introduction to Elvish, "Giving of Names", p. 228