Norton calendar

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.

The Norton calendar is official in Shireroth, Natopia, Constancia, and Caputia.

History

Years are counted after the death of Norton (Ab Nortone, AN; μετά θάνατον Νόρτου, μΝ). His year of death is accordingly AN 0. The first year after the death is AN 1. Years before his death are counted before the death of Norton (bN; προ θάνατου Νόρτου, πΝ).

The Norton calendar derives its name from Nor'Ton the Undying, whose disappearance (probable death) 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	Florian name	Constancian name	Hurmu/Farewellish name	Norse name
I		Silnuai	Novaber	Nawruz	adoltho	Phoinikaios	Gormaanuðr	Gormåne
II		Kuspor	Liebluary	Azar	elithagi	Kraneios	Ylir	Yler
III		Gevraquun	Grunil	Dey	umoke	Lanotropios	Marsugjur	Marsuge
IV		Gevrader	Ragnuary	Bahman	yaborudo	Heliotropios	Torre	Torre
V		Filadin	Blumuar	Esfand	Yli	Haliotropios	Gooa	Goa
VI		Fasmas	Sonnuber	Farvardin	pexenawa	Machaneus	Enmaanuðr	Enmåne
VII		Nomeziooq	Friedeber	Ordibehesht	alel	Dodekateus	Harpa	Harpa
VIII		Laemill	Natopuary	Khordad	Vathe	Eukleios	Skerpla	Skerpla
IX		Araroqpin	Cowtide	Tir	yeka	Artemisios	Aldrasool	Oldsol
X		Elroqpin	Bulltober	Rokhpin	arugva	Psydros	Nya Sool	Nysol
XI		Vixaslaa	Butterary	Mordad	weavigi	Gamilios	Hoyjannir	Høyene
XII		Oskalteq	Konil	Shahrivar	ehezu	Agrianios	Siztasool	Sistesol
XIII		Muunlantooq	Tasnember	Mehr	wixena	Panamos	Haustmaanuðr	Høstmåne
XIV		Rugaall	Dankember	Aban	weeyof	Apellaios	Regjnmaanuðr	Regnmåne
XV		Qinamu	Geburtsber	Kanam	Xeeria	Dioscouros	Heljarmaane	Hellmåne

The Elw months are derived from the Treesian months of Silnua, Cuspor, Gevradoon, Gevraderr, Filladin, Fasmas, Nomedsiocc, Laemil, Rocpinn, Uiscasla, Oscaltec, Mulantog, and Chinnam, though in the Treesian calendar, Chinnam was only five days long, and Roqpin was only one month instead of the Norton calendar's two.

The Hurmu, Farewellish and Norse months are derived from the old Ancient Norse month names of Gormánuður ("slaughter month" or "Gór's month"), Ýlir ("Yule month"), Mörsugur ("fat sucking month"), Þorri "frozen snow month", Góa "goddess Góa's month", Einmánuður ("lone" or "single month"), Harpa (Harpa is a female name, probably a forgotten goddess), Skerpla (another forgotten goddess), Heyannir ("the hays"), Haustmánuður ("autumn month"), and Regnmánuður. The association of Qinamu to commemorations of death allowed the creation of Heljarmaane ("goddess Hel's moon), and Roqpin's asasociation with the long summer days calqued the Roqpin prefixes for "old" and "new", but added the simple Sool/Sol ("sun").

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. It is also permissible to do it in the reverse order, i.e. 1650-15-10.

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	Natopian zodiac name
1	372	Viviantiana	Flamingo
2	336*	Biternion*	Peacock
3	372	Mo'lluk	Utensils
4	360	Semisa	Room with a Moose
5	372	Ifnin	Goat
6	360	Agnifiero	Turtle
7	372	Krondokin	Cow
8	372	Ikol	Yoshi
9	360	Breizan	Dragon
10	372	Anandjan	Naga
11	360	Vanchauslurk	Penguin
12	372	H'graasreign	Wasp

The year

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.