Shire Reckoning
E901232
Shire Reckoning is the Hobbit-devised calendar system used in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, particularly in the Shire, to mark years and dates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shire Reckoning canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11048731 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shire Reckoning Context triple: [Shire, calendarSystem, Shire Reckoning]
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A.
City of Dreaming Spires
City of Dreaming Spires is a poetic nickname for Oxford, England, evoking its skyline of historic university towers and spires.
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B.
Lord of Arlay
The Lord of Arlay was a medieval noble title held by members of the influential Burgundian House of Chalon-Arlay, associated with lordship over the Arlay territory in present-day France.
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C.
Lord of Herstal
Lord of Herstal was a feudal title in the Low Countries associated with the noble estates around the town of Herstal, historically held by prominent aristocrats such as Henry III of Nassau-Breda.
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D.
Book of Lords
Book of Lords is the English rendering of the title of the Khwaday-Namag, a lost Middle Persian royal chronicle that recounted the legendary and historical kings of Iran.
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E.
Book of the Kingdom
Book of the Kingdom is an influential alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, reflecting his foundational contributions to experimental chemistry and esoteric philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shire Reckoning Target entity description: Shire Reckoning is the Hobbit-devised calendar system used in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, particularly in the Shire, to mark years and dates.
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A.
City of Dreaming Spires
City of Dreaming Spires is a poetic nickname for Oxford, England, evoking its skyline of historic university towers and spires.
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B.
Lord of Arlay
The Lord of Arlay was a medieval noble title held by members of the influential Burgundian House of Chalon-Arlay, associated with lordship over the Arlay territory in present-day France.
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C.
Lord of Herstal
Lord of Herstal was a feudal title in the Low Countries associated with the noble estates around the town of Herstal, historically held by prominent aristocrats such as Henry III of Nassau-Breda.
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D.
Book of Lords
Book of Lords is the English rendering of the title of the Khwaday-Namag, a lost Middle Persian royal chronicle that recounted the legendary and historical kings of Iran.
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E.
Book of the Kingdom
Book of the Kingdom is an influential alchemical treatise attributed to the early Islamic polymath Jabir ibn Hayyan, reflecting his foundational contributions to experimental chemistry and esoteric philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hobbit calendar
ⓘ
calendar system ⓘ fictional calendar ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
ⓘ
linked to:
Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings ⓘ The Lord of the Rings Appendices ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings appendices
The Return of the King ⓘ The Two Towers ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
| correspondsTo | Third Age calendar ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Appendix D of The Lord of the Rings
ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings appendices
|
| feature |
all months have equal length
ⓘ
weekday sequence is not disrupted by intercalary days ⓘ |
| hasDayName |
Hevensday
ⓘ
Highday ⓘ Mersday ⓘ Monday ⓘ Sterday ⓘ Sunday ⓘ Trewsday ⓘ |
| hasIntercalaryDay |
1 Lithe
ⓘ
1 Yule ⓘ 2 Lithe ⓘ 2 Yule ⓘ Mid-year’s Day ⓘ |
| hasIntercalaryDays | yes ⓘ |
| hasLeapDay | Overlithe ⓘ |
| hasMonth |
Afterlithe
ⓘ
Afteryule ⓘ Astron ⓘ Blotmath ⓘ Forelithe ⓘ Foreyule ⓘ Halimath ⓘ Rethe ⓘ Solmath ⓘ Thrimidge ⓘ Wedmath ⓘ Winterfilth ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDaysPerMonth | 30 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDaysPerYear | 365 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMonths | 12 ⓘ |
| hasWeekLength | 7 days ⓘ |
| languageOfMonthNames |
Westron (represented by English dialectal forms)
ⓘ
linked to:
Westron
|
| partOf |
Middle-earth legendarium
ⓘ
linked to:
legendarium of Middle-earth
|
| startsOn | Mid-year’s Day always falls on the same weekday ⓘ |
| usedBy | Hobbits ⓘ |
| usedForDating |
events in the Shire
ⓘ
the War of the Ring from the Hobbits’ perspective ⓘ |
| usedIn |
the Shire
ⓘ
linked to:
The Shire
|
| yearZeroEvent | crossing of the Brandywine by Marcho and Blanco ⓘ |
| yearZeroName | Year of the Shire ⓘ |
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Subject: Shire Reckoning Description of subject: Shire Reckoning is the Hobbit-devised calendar system used in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, particularly in the Shire, to mark years and dates.
Referenced by (2)
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