The Encyclopedia of Arda - Hithui (original) (raw)
| Dates Origins Race Division Pronunciation hi'thui Meaning The 'misty' month Other names Hísimë (the months of Blotmath and Blooting also corresponded exactly with Hithui, without being directly related) | The misty month The Sindarin name for the eleventh month of the year, equivalent to Quenya Hísimë and comparable to the Shire-hobbits' Blotmath and modern November. Its name comes from the Elvish word for 'mist', and it marked the descent of winter on Middle-earth. After the beginning of Hithui, no long journeys were attempted in the Northlands until the arrival of the following spring. |
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