Lesson 28: Timekeeping — Calendar, Months & Time
Introduction Tolkien was a professor of Anglo-Saxon and a deep student of medieval literature, where the rhythms of the year — saints' days, seasons, harvest, frost — permeated everything. He carried this sensibility into his world-building, designing detailed calendrical systems for the peoples of Middle-earth. The Elves, as immortal beings who watched the turning of Ages, had particularly elaborate and meaningful ways of measuring time. This lesson explores Sindarin time...