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Dates
Between 21 June and 23 June on a modern (Gregorian) calendar
Race
Culture
Pronunciation
li'the ('th' as in 'these')
Meaning
From the Old English month-name Līða, 'warm, gentle'
Other names
Known in Bree as the Summerdays

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Lithe

The days around Midsummer

A group of three feast days of the Shire Calendar that fell around Mid-year's Day (in a leap year, the Lithe also included the special feast-day of the Overlithe). Two of these Lithedays were actually named 'Lithe': 1 Lithe fell on modern 21 June, while 2 Lithe usually fell on modern 23 June, but on 24 June in a leap year.


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  • Updated 27 March 1999
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