Dates

Modern 24 July to 22 August (by the King's Reckoning) or 23 July to 21 August (by the Stewards' Reckoning)

Race

Division

Pronunciation

oo'rui (where ui is pronounced as in 'ruin')

Meaning

'Hot (month)'

Other names

Urimë; closely equivalent to Wedmath on the Shire Calendar

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Úrui

The eighth month of the year

Months of the year

The Sindarin name for the eighth month of the year, used in the calendars of the Dúnedain, and equivalent to Quenya Úrimë, or approximately to modern August. The name comes from the Elvish root word ur-, 'heat', referring to the long hot days of that month.

See also...

Cerveth, King’s Reckoning, New Reckoning, Stewards’ Reckoning, Úrimë

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