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Devised by the Elves, but adopted and adjusted by Men and other races
Pronunciation
e'nkwi-eh
Meaning
From a root word meaning 'six' (the original enquië of the Elves contained six days)
Note
Enquië is a singular term; the plural form is enquier

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Enquië

The ‘week’ of the Elves

The closest equivalent in the calendars of the Elves to the concept we would recognise as a 'week'. An enquië had six days rather than seven, named (in Quenya) Elenya, Anarya, Isilya, Aldúya, Menelya and Valanya. Valanya is noted as being the 'chief' day of the week, and served a ritual purpose. A continuous sequence of 8,766 enquier ('weeks') - or 52,596 days - formed the period the Elves called a yén, consisting of 144 solar years.


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Enquië

The ‘week’ of the Elves

Race
Devised by the Elves, but adopted and adjusted by Men and other races
Pronunciation
e'nkwi-eh
Meaning
From a root word meaning 'six' (the original enquië of the Elves contained six days)
Note
Enquië is a singular term; the plural form is enquier

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 3 February 2023
  • This entry is complete

Enquië

The ‘week’ of the Elves

The closest equivalent in the calendars of the Elves to the concept we would recognise as a 'week'. An enquië had six days rather than seven, named (in Quenya) Elenya, Anarya, Isilya, Aldúya, Menelya and Valanya. Valanya is noted as being the 'chief' day of the week, and served a ritual purpose. A continuous sequence of 8,766 enquier ('weeks') - or 52,596 days - formed the period the Elves called a yén, consisting of 144 solar years.


Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 3 February 2023
  • This entry is complete

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2009, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Become a DISC expert with DISC The Complete Introduction, including extensive reference resources.