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gipsoteco
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I read Tolkien’s works years ago, and for a while I was very interested in various aspects of the fictional world, such as languages, geography, and calendars; then, as often happens, I moved on to other interests. 365 days x 11 times 4383 days x 12 times 52596 days x 2 times The average length of a year in this system is therefore 157,785/432 = 365.2430556 days In addition to this, I recalled reading something about what Tolkien said regarding the setting of his stories in a distant imaginary past: Letter to Rhona Beare (1958) - 3019 T.A. is 6,000 years before 1958, so 1 F.A. would be 11,091 B.C. The Awakening of the Quendi (1960) - 310 F.A. is 16,000 years before 1960, so 1 F.A. is 14,349 B.C. 1964 BBC interview - 3019 T.A. is 7,000–8,000 years before 1964, so 1 F.A. is 12,085 / 13,085 B.C. Why did I specifically mention the hypothetical correspondences with 1 F.A.? Because that would be the period when the Elvish solar calendar began to be used as the Sun began it's cycle. |
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