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The '''Norton calendar''' (also known as the '''[[Elwynn]]ese calendar''', the '''[[Elw]] calendar''' and the '''[[Elwynnese–Natopian calendar]]''') is the official calendar of Shireroth. Based on the Treesian calendar, the length of the year differentiates on a twelve-year cycle. The rotation of the planet fluctuates, through regularly. The only fixed celestial event on the calendar, that is to say, the same date for the same event every year, is Summer solstice (for the northern hemisphere, winter solstice for the southern). The first day of Elroqpin is that day.
 
The '''Norton calendar''' (also known as the '''[[Elwynn]]ese calendar''', the '''[[Elw]] calendar''' and the '''[[Elwynnese–Natopian calendar]]''') is the official calendar of Shireroth. Based on the Treesian calendar, the length of the year differentiates on a twelve-year cycle. The rotation of the planet fluctuates, through regularly. The only fixed celestial event on the calendar, that is to say, the same date for the same event every year, is Summer solstice (for the northern hemisphere, winter solstice for the southern). The first day of Elroqpin is that day.
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==History==
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The Norton calendar derives it's name from [[Norton|Nor'Ton the Undying]], whose disappearance in the cataclysm that destroyed the old empire of [[Khaz Modan]] presaged the birth of [[Raynor I]] and the foundation of [[Shireroth]].
  
  

Revision as of 14:35, 6 October 2017

The Norton calendar (also known as the Elwynnese calendar, the Elw calendar and the Elwynnese–Natopian calendar) is the official calendar of Shireroth. Based on the Treesian calendar, the length of the year differentiates on a twelve-year cycle. The rotation of the planet fluctuates, through regularly. The only fixed celestial event on the calendar, that is to say, the same date for the same event every year, is Summer solstice (for the northern hemisphere, winter solstice for the southern). The first day of Elroqpin is that day.

History

The Norton calendar derives it's name from Nor'Ton the Undying, whose disappearance in the cataclysm that destroyed the old empire of Khaz Modan presaged the birth of Raynor I and the foundation of Shireroth.


Months

All months are 24 days long, except Qinamu (XIV) which varies. In a long year (372 days), Qinamu is 36 days long. In a normal year (360 days), Qinamu is 24 days long. In a Biternion year (348 days), it is 12 days long. In a Qarbinion year, the month is skipped. In such years, Rugaall (XIV) is followed by Silnuai (I).

Ordinal Præta name Elw name Natopian name Babkhi name
I Silnuai Novaber Nawruz
II Kuspor Liebluary Azar
III Gevraquun Grunil Dey
IV Gevrader Ragnuary Bahman
V Filadin Blumuar Esfand
VI Fasmas Sonnuber Farvardin
VII Nomeziooq Friedeber Ordibehesht
VIII Laemill Natopuary Khordad
IX Araroqpin Cowtide Tir
X Elroqpin Bulltober Rokhpin
XI Vixaslaa Butterary Mordad
XII Oskalteq Konil Shahrivar
XIII Muunlantooq Tasnember Mehr
XIV Rugaall Dankember Aban
XV Qinamu Geburtsber Kanam

Dates

Dates are usually written day–month–year. Often, the month is for linguistically neutral reasons written by its ordinal (using Latin or Arabic numbers), e.g. 10.XIV.1650 for 10 Rugaall 1650.

Cycle

The years of the cycle correspond to a number and a Shirerithian zodiac name (the years are named after the months of the Raynorian calendar, which is no longer in use). Biternion is a special case. Once every four cycles, Biternion (named after the Cedrist god of improbability) is 12 days longer, having only 348 days. In those cases it is called Qarbinion (named after the Cedrist god of numbers).

Year Days Shirerithian zodiac name
1 372 Viviantiana
2 336* Biternion*
3 372 Mo'lluk
4 360 Semisa
5 372 Ifnin
6 360 Agnifiero
7 372 Krondokin
8 372 Ikol
9 360 Breizan
10 372 Anandjan
11 360 Vanchauslurk
12 372 H'graasreign

The year

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The only fixed celestial event on the calendar, that is to say, the same date for the same event every year, is Summer solstice (for the northern hemisphere, winter solstice for the southern). The first day of Elroqpin is that day.

For below, it is assumed to be for the northern hemisphere:

The autumn equinox varies between the following dates

  • 12 Muulantooq (336-day year)
  • 15 Muulantooq (348-day year)
  • 18 Muulantooq (360-day year)
  • 21 Muulantooq (372-day year)

Winter solstice varies:

  • 24 Kuspor (336-day year)
  • 18 Kuspor (348-day year)
  • 12 Kuspor (360-day year)
  • 6 Kuspor (372-day year)

Spring equinox:

  • 12 Fasmas (336-day year)
  • 9 Fasmas (348-day year)
  • 6 Fasmas (360-day year)
  • 3 Fasmas (372-day year)


The year begins, by tradition on the first of Silnuai, and ends in the 336-day year on the 24th of Rugaall, while all other years the year ends on the last day of the leap month Qinamu (which is the 12th in a 348-day year, the 24th in a 360-day year or the 36th in a 372-day year).

The most common length of a year is 372 days and that year always has a full Qinamu, 36 days and thereby is the longest month of the year, half as long as all others).

Silnuai - Kuspor - Gevraquun - Gevrader - Filadinu - Fasmas - Nomeziooqu - Laemill - Araroqpinu - Elroqpinu - Vixaslaa - Oskaltequ - Muulantooqu - Rugaall - Qinamu

Or the order from Midsummer: Elroqpinu - Vixaslaa - Oskaltequ - Muulantooqu - Rugaall - Qinamu - Silnuai - Kuspor - Gevraquun - Gevrader - Filadinu - Fasmas - Nomeziooqu.

OOC characteristics

Click for conversion table between Gregorian and Natopian dates and times

The Elwynnese Calendar (Also known as Ab Nortone) is a "month per year" method for simulating the passage of years within the geofictional construct of Micras.


The relationship between the Elw calendar and the ASC calendar is more straightforward than it seems.

1 ASC period equals two Elw weeks or 12 days.

The years of the Norton cycle correspond to the following Gregorian months (note that a leap-day February corresponds to a Qarbinion year (348 days)

Year Days Shirerithian zodiac name Gregorian month
1 372 Viviantiana January
2 336* Biternion February
3 372 Mo'lluk March
4 360 Semisa April
5 372 Ifnin May
6 360 Agnifiero June
7 372 Krondokin July
8 372 Ikol August
9 360 Breizan September
10 372 Anandjan October
11 360 Vanchauslurk November
12 372 H'graasreign December


A variant of the Elwynnese Calendar is used in Natopia.