Middle-earth calendar refers to one of the systems of keeping time in the fictional Middle-earth devised by J. R. R. Tolkien and described in The Lord of the Rings. Because Middle-earth was intended to be our world in the distant past, the basic structure of the calendar is similar to ours. Tolkien uses his various fictional calendars as a means to present his fiction as an edition and compilation of ancient records from Middle-earth itself.
In Appendix D to the The Return of the King, the system is explained. There Tolkien also notes that all the dates in The Hobbit and the trilogy are given in "Shire terms or equated with them in notes".
Read more about Middle-earth Calendar: Elven Calendar, Númenórean Calendar, Hobbit Calendar, Durin's Day, Sources
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