Mid-year's Day

Mid-year's Day occurs in the middle of the year, and according to the Shire Reckoning, between 1 Lithe and 2 Lithe. It is called Loëndë in Quenya.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, IV: "The Calendars"
== Events ==
Year 	Events
FA 472 	The Nírnaeth Arnoediad, the fifth battle of the War of the Great Jewels, takes place.The Union of Maedhros is utterly defeated.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part One. The Grey Annals
FA 498 	Túrin weds Níniel in Brethil.
TA 2941	Thorin and Company depart from Rivendell.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"
TA 3013	A Free Fair is held on the White Downs, at which Will Whitfoot is elected (or re-elected) to the post of Mayor of Michel Delving.The Lord of the Rings, Prologue, III: "Of the Ordering of the Shire"
TA 3018	Gandalf leaves a letter to Barliman Butterbur for Frodo Baggins and departs for Orthanc.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Great Years"
TA 3019	Aragorn II Elessar weds Arwen.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Chief Days from the Fall of Barad-dûr to the End of the Third Age"
TA 3020	Frodo leaves the office of Mayor, restoring Will Whitfoot to the position.
FO 6 	Will Whitfoot resigns as Mayor of Michel Delving and Samwise Gamgee is elected to the position.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "Later Events concerning the Members of the Fellowship of the Ring"
FO 55 	At the Free Fair, Samwise Gamgee resigns as Mayor of the Shire.
FO 61 	Death of Rosie Cotton, the wife of Samwise Gamgee.
== Other versions of the legendarium ==
In earlier texts, Mid-year's Day was called "Arendien" before the term Loëndë was used.
== References ==
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