Valthungian/Time
The Measurement of Time
The Day
The day is made up of eight stunda, each stunda being a three-hour period. The day begins at midnight.
- 00:00–03:00 Nāts ‘night’
- 03:00–06:00 Ūftua ‘pre-dawn’
- 06:00–09:00 Ǭs ‘dawn’
- 09:00–12:00 Morgins ‘morning’
- 12:00–15:00 Undorns ‘mid-day’
- 15:00–18:00 Ēvunþs ‘afternoon’
- 18:00–21:00 Sīðus ‘dusk’
- 21:00–00:00 Andanāte ‘evening’
The Week
The days of the week are named in fairly standard Germanic fashion.
- Sōgilisdaǧ ‘Sunday’ “Sun’s day”
- Mēninsdaǧ ‘Monday’ “Moon’s day”
- Tījugisdaǧ ‘Tuesday’ “Tiw’s day”
- Wōðnisdaǧ ‘Wednesday’ “Odin’s day”
- Þīfunsdaǧ ‘Thursday’ “Thunder’s day”
- Frīǧisdaǧ ‘Friday’ “Frigg’s day”
- Lǭgisdaǧ ‘Saturday’ “Laundry’s day”
The Month
There are sixteen months made of up eight "moons" and eight "half-moons." Each long month begins at a zodiac point. The solstices and equinoxes also occur at zodiac points, and fall on the first day of the month. The cross-quarters (the mid-points between the solstices and equinoxes) fall at the middle point (15°) of their respective zodiac signs, which is also the first day of their months. The month names are traditionally Germanic, though the cross-quarters are named for the following season of which they are the mid-point.
| Month Name | Translation | Approximate Duration | Solar Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ǧulis | ‘Yuling’ | 21 December – 20 January | Capricorn (Havra) |
| Langistmēnaþs | ‘Longest Month’ | 21 January – 04 February | 0° – 15° Aquarius (Vatnaris) |
| Halbwastra | ‘Half-Spring’ | 05 February – 20 February | 15° – 30° Aquarius (Vatnaris) |
| Maltimēnaþs | ‘Melting Month’ | 21 February – 20 March | Pisces (Fiškas) |
| Wyniamēnaþs | ‘Joy Month’ | 21 March – 20 April | Aries (Wiðrus) |
| Milukmēnaþs | ‘Milk Month’ | 21 April – 04 May | 0° – 15° Taurus (Ǭsus) |
| Halbsumbra | ‘Half-Summer’ | 05 May – 20 May | 15° – 30° Taurus (Ǭsus) |
| Sutnamēnaþs | ‘Sun Month’ | 21 May – 20 June | Gemini (Twinas) |
| Linþis | ‘Lithing’ | 21 June – 20 July | Cancer (Krāba) |
| Haugimēnaþs | ‘Hay Month’ | 21 July – 06 August | 0° – 15° Leo (Ljuga) |
| Halbharvist | ‘Half-Harvest’ | 07 August – 22 August | 15° – 30° Leo (Ljuga) |
| Wiðumēnaþs | ‘Wood Month’ | 23 August – 22 September | Virgo (Magaþs) |
| Wīnmēnaþs | ‘Wine Month’ | 23 September – 21 October | Libra (Wēga) |
| Blōtmēnaþs | ‘Sacrifice Month’ | 22 October – 06 November | 0° – 15° Scorpio (Skœrpia) |
| Halbwintrus | ‘Half-Winter’ | 07 November – 20 November | 15° – 30° Scorpio (Skœrpia) |
| Wintrumēnaþs | ‘Winter Month’ | 21 November – 20 December | Sagittarius (Šutaris) |
The Year
The Valthungian year begins at Ǧul (‘Winter Solstice’). The year “0” is considered to start on the solstice following the Gothic sacking of Rome in 410 a.D., so the Valthungian year is offset from the Gregorian calendar by approximately 411 years. (2011 was the year 1600 for the Grey-tongue people.)
Seasons
- Wintrus ‘winter’
- Wastra ‘spring’
- Sumbra ‘summer’
- Harvist ‘autumn’
The Cross-Quarters
| Spoke | Translation | Approximate Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ǧul | ‘Yule’ | Winter Solstice | 21 December |
| Halbwastra | ‘Imbolc, Half-Spring’ | 04 February | |
| Ǭstra | ‘Ostara, Easter’ | Vernal Equinox | 20 March |
| Halbsumbra | ‘Beltane, Half-Summer’ | 05 May | |
| Linþ | ‘Lithe, Mid-Summer’ | Summer Solstice | 21 June |
| Halbharvist | ‘Lughnassadh, Half-Autumn’ | 07 August | |
| Harve | ‘Mabon, Harvest’ | Autumnal Equinox | 23 September |
| Halbwintrus | ‘Samhain, Half-Winter’ | 07 November |
Relative Time
Current Time
Current time is generally indicated by use of the article his. Time is usually indicated by the accusative case if a specific preposition is not present, though it is becoming increasingly common to use the genitive instead.
- Hīja stunda – ‘this stunda’
- Hīja nāt – ‘tonight, last night’
- Hīj·ūftua – ‘last night, today before daybreak’
- Hīj·ǭs – ‘this morning, today at dawn’
- Hin morgin – ‘this morning’
- Hin undorn – ‘noon today’
- Hin ēvunþ – ‘this afternoon’
- Hin sīðo – ‘this evening, today at dusk’
- Hit andanate – ‘this evening, tonight’
- Hindag, his dagis – ‘today’
- Hīja wika = ‘this week’
- Hin mēnaþ – ‘this month’
- Hit jēr – ‘this year’
Previous Time
- Last stunda
- Gistradagis – ‘yesterday’
- Last week
- Last month
- Last year, ‘yesteryear’
Following Time
- Next stunda
- Tomorrow
- Next week
- Next month
- Next year
Yeah, yeah, hold on, I'm still working on it... to be continued!