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ERNT-NADOR CALENDAR

1- DATA NEEDED FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CALENDAR OF THE KNOWN WORLD

Due to the fact that this work is a purely literary creation, set in a completely unknown era devoid of any sciences, customs, cultures, or religions rooted from the beginning in civilizations known to man up to the contemporary world, it became necessary and essential to create a unique and peculiar calendar that would satisfy the myths, traditions, and gods inherent to those Eras and Times. It is extremely important to emphasize that the Ernt-nador Calendar, the Known World Calendar, was entirely written in the ancient language called Idhilion, the language of the gods of Anahkólion who lived in Mount Naumathar. Some peoples of Ernt-nador, descendants of the Lineages of Anahkólion, mistakenly believe that the language originated in Ernthys and also attribute its origin to the wizard Yondar. However, the language arose long before the First Era of Anahkólion, and Yondar himself is also from there. This confusion is attributed to the passage of time throughout the Eras, causing many facts to be discredited and becoming legends and myths without any credibility. The Ernt-nador Calendar, or the Known World Calendar, as it was called by some peoples, was formulated in Wol-kunt with the participation of Yondar, the Master of Wizards, and several scholars of the stars, along with Kolir, the king of Khiurthi - now Thiurethi. This occurred in the Time of Kings but for many, it was used shortly before the halfway point of the Time of Goddesses, after the Time of Shadows. This was due to the need for a more accurate time measurement in days, rather than the observation of the four lunar phases, as it had been done for a while after the counting of Winter and Summer Cycles was abolished. It is worth noting that the counting of the Cycles in Anahkólion was very different from that in Ernt-nador. In Anahkólion, a Cycle lasted for about 19 months, with approximately two-thirds and a bit of winter, while in Ernt-nador, 14 months and some days were counted, with half winter and half summer. This fact is due to the fact that Anahkólion is located further to the south. After spending years observing and studying the moons more deeply, Yondar realized that they had cycles and changed, mostly every seven days on average. Of course, there were slight variations, but he chose to disregard them as they were too small. He also observed, over the years previously counted by the twelve lunar phases, that the temporal cycles, which divided the seasons of the year, restarted after a period of approximately 363 to 366 days. After discovering the approximate number of days necessary for the repetition of lunar cycles, information considered of vital importance for the formal construction of the year, Yondar began to consider the question of dividing this period. As the moons changed approximately every seven or eight days, with some variations depending on their phase, Yondar decided that the initial total number for the month would be, as in the Time of Goddesses, 28 days. The 28 days corresponded to the partial or complete passage of the four moons: New Moon of Akrindos, Crescent Moon of Thandius, Full Moon of Jious, and Waning Moon of Monrthis. The 28 days of the month were divided into four blocks of seven days, in accordance with what occurred in the Time of Goddesses, where the seven days corresponded to the development and mapping, from beginning to end, of each current moon cycle. However, these seven days would no longer receive the same names that had been attributed to the days in the Time of Goddesses, but rather they would be assigned names of great significance in the new system of temporal counting. The set of seven days was given the name Quanthan[1], which could be translated to our language as "Rotation". Having previously established the provisional 28 days of the month and the Quanthan, Yondar, before making any calculations to define the months of the year, removed 5 days in advance from the total of 365, which would not belong to any month but would be arranged in order at the end of all the months of the year. These five days, however, would have fundamental importance as they would be offered to the gods as a tribute. With the remaining 360 days, the mage Yondar divided them by the initial number of days in a month, which was 28, and ended up with the result of 12 months. At the end, Yondar found that there were 24 days left from the total of 360, which could not form a thirteenth month, nor could they be omitted from the calendar, as it would not function properly without them. Therefore, Yondar decided to incorporate the remaining 24 days into most of the months that would compose the year of Ernt-nador, the Known World.

[1] The Quanthan could loosely be compared to our seven-day week.

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The Wizards' War

2- DEFINITION OF THE MONTHS OF THE CALENDAR OF THE KNOWN WORLD.

The first month of the year was named Burish, which in Idhílion meant "Great Beginning." Yondar assigned 30 days to the month of Burish, and it always started on the first day of Quanthan, called Rist, which has a similar meaning to "Dawn" in the current language. The second month was called Anack and translated as "Tiny." Yondar deducted the two additional days from Burish, making it truly tiny with 26 days, the shortest of all months. The third month was named Lutürid, which meant "Natural Beauty." It received this name because it was the month when flowers began to bloom on its twenty-first day [2]. This month had 30 days. The fourth month, called Kanard, also had 30 days. The word Kanard meant "Brave." The fifth month was named after one of the greatest heroes of the Time of Shadows: the "Warrior Othonod." In honor of Othonod's great deeds and courage, three additional days were added to the initial 28, making it a total of 31 days. Morunk was the sixth month, and the word meant "Center of Fire." The name was given due to the start of the hot season [3], which began on the 21st day of that month. Morunk had 30 days. The seventh month was Morêl, meaning "Long Day." Yondar gave this name to the seventh month because the days started becoming longer than the nights. The month had 30 days. Dakan was the eighth month. Its name was dedicated, with honor, to the memory of the Last Immortal Knight of Vallum, who lived in the world of Ernthys during the "Time of Shadows," long before Yondar, the Master Wizard, arrived in Ernt-nador. Due to the valor inherent in that incredible knight, the month ended with 31 days. The ninth month was Ídûs, translated from Idhílion, and it approximated to "Trees' Weeping." Yondar thought it was an appropriate name for the season when the strange natural phenomenon occurred, causing the "trees to weep," losing their leaves. According to the wizard's observations, this natural occurrence started on the 21st day, and the month had 30 days. The tenth month was called Duthrori, meaning "Gentle Wind." It was the month in which Yondar enjoyed meditating the most, and he assigned 30 days to it. Anörib was the name of the greatest king among the five who existed in Ernthys. The eleventh month received his noble name so that it would never be forgotten. It was given 31 days. The last month of the year was Ziran, and its meaning was similar to "Ice." It was defined with 31 days. The 21st day of Ziran marked the beginning of the cold season [5]. [2] Season relative to Spring. [3] Season relative to Summer. [4] Season relative to Autumn. [5] Season relative to Winter. Regarding the months of the Year of the Known World, an analogy can be made to the months of the Gregorian Calendar. Please refer to the comparative table below: Burish: January Anack: February Lutürid: March Kanard: April Othonod: May Morunk: June Morêl: July Dakan: August Ídûs: September Duthrori: October Anörib: November Ziran: December

3- COMPARATIVE SYNOPSIS TABLE OF THE MONTHS OF THE CALENDAR OF THE KNOWN WORLD IN RELATION TO THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR.

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With the 12 months of the year structured, the mage Yondar sought to define the placement of the remaining five days, which in turn would end the Year of the Known World Calendar: The first three days would be celebrated in honor of the "Three Goddesses": The first day was dedicated to the goddess Lyodar, holder of fire, water, and earth. This day would always be celebrated on Agack, the fourth day of the last Quanthan. The second day was intended for the goddess Alisas, dominator of light, rays, and the heavens. This day would always be celebrated on Suruw, the fifth day of the last Quanthan. The third day was offered to the goddess Maráhathas, Guardian of the Entharin, the "Black Portal". This day would always be celebrated on Naffin, the sixth day of the last Quanthan. The fourth day was offered to the god Unöuthareb, "Lord of the Black Abyss" or "God of Death". This day would not be celebrated, but its purpose would be directed towards reflections about everything that occurred during the year that was about to end. The day of the god Unöuthareb would always fall on the last day of the Quanthan, called Othocnd. The fifth day was the last of the year, however, as stated before, it would not be part of the Quanthan. It would be the "Single Day". And for this, Yondar had a good reason: it was the day that Thur, the "God of Gods", would be celebrated. From the following day, the other year would begin and, according to the rule stipulated by the mage Yondar, it would start again on the 1st day of Burish and in Rist of the Quanthan.

4- COMPARATIVE SYNOPSIS CHART OF QUANTHAN DAYS WITH WEEKDAYS.

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5- COMPARATIVE SYNOPSIS CHART OF THE SEASONS OF THE YEAR.

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6- COMPARATIVE SYNOPSIS CHART OF LUNAR CYCLES.

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It is necessary to emphasize that all this information is purely fictitious comparisons, so that the reader can situate themselves within the story and time in which it takes place in the world of Ernt-nador, starting from a certain point in the Time of the Goddesses.

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