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The Sommlending calendar is the calendar system used in Sommerlund. It roughly matches the real-world calendar, with a year having 360 days.

Units[]

  • One day has 24 hours
  • One week has 7 days
  • One month has 30 days
  • One year has 360 days

Terminology[]

Days of the week[]

Sommlending English
Kaidag Sunday
Mentdag Monday
Liodag Tuesday
Midvoka Wednesday
Urkadag Thursday
Fehdag Friday
Ishdag Saturday

Seasons and months of the year[]

Season Month
Sommlending English Sommlending English
Fehangor Spring Berkano April
Perthro May
Jera June
Solangor Summer Hagalas July
Gebo August
Raidho September
Hestangor Autumn (Fall) Ansus October
Uras November
Othala December
Kaltangor Winter Ingwas January
Mannas February
Ehwas March

Festivals[]

  • Fehmarn (First Day of Spring): Bernako 1st
  • Maesmarn (Mid-Summer's Day): Gebo 15th
  • Folmarn (Mid-Autumn): Uras 15th
  • Kaltmarn (Mid-Winter's Day): Othala 15th

Design[]

Many aspects of the Sommlending language were taken from Northern European terms. Some of the known inspirations are:[1]

Sommlending English Inspiration
Kaidag Sunday Refers to the sun, i.e. Kai
Mentdag Monday Taken from "Mandag", the Swedish word for "Monday"
Midvoka Wednesday Taken from "Mittwoch", the German word for "Wednesday", translated as "mid-week"
Fehdag Friday Taken from "Fredag", the Swedish word for "Friday"
Ishdag Saturday Refers to Ishir

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