In Gondor, the date is the seventh of July. According to the Elves, the date is the Fiftieth of Summer. Two names, one occasion.
Mi Ngondor i aur erin Gerveth odothui. Ben edhil i aur erin Laer tâd-canadchaenui. Tâd enith, min lû.

This chapter has two parts to every lesson… The Gondorian style and the Elven style. Elves have a very different system of reckoning from the Gondorians, and you must learn both systems.

• Lesson One: Numbers
• Elven System
• Gondorian System
• Homework
• Lesson Two: Writing Dates
• The Presentation of Dates
• The King's Reckoning
• The Steward's Reckoning
• The New Reckoning
• The Elven Calendar
• Homework