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Tol Sirion, David Greset

Tol Sirion, before it fell to Sauron, by David Greset

Tol Sirion, later known as Tol-in-Gaurhoth, was an island in the upper reaches of the river Sirion between the Ered Wethrin to the west, the Echoriad to the east, and the Fen of Serech to the north.

It was the site of the Ñoldorin tower of Minas Tirith.[1]

History[]

The exiled Ñoldorin Elves of the House of Finarfin under Finrod first showed interest in the isle between the years 50 and 60 of the First Age, when Finrod raised Minas Tirith to prevent the armies of Morgoth from passing between the mountains and invading Beleriand. Finrod committed the isle to Orodreth, his nephew, who ruled it until it was conquered by Sauron after the Dagor Bragollach in FA 456. He turned it into a haven for his Werewolves, renaming it Tol-in-Gaurhoth.

Tol Sirion Čadil

Tol Sirion, by Matěj Čadil

Later on, in the Quest for the Silmaril, Beren and Finrod were captured by Sauron's forces passing the isle, and sent to its dungeons. After Finrod and his companions were killed, Lúthien and the hound Huan were able to defeat their captors and flee. The isle was cleansed permanently, but was no longer inhabited.[2]

Etymology[]

Tol Sirion was Sindarin for 'Island of Sirion'.[3]


Translations[]

Foreign Language Translated name
Amharic ቶል ሰርዮን
Arabic طول صيريون
Armenian Տոլ Սիրիոն
Assamese টল চিৰিয়ান
Belarusian Cyrillic Тол-Сірыён
Bengali টোল সিরিয়ন
Bulgarian Cyrillic Тол Сирион (Tol Sirion)

Тол-ин-Гаурхот (Tol-in-Gaurhoth)

Chinese (Hong Kong) 西瑞安島 A.K.A. 堝惑斯島
Danish Tol Sirion (ø)
Georgian ტოლ სირიონი (Tol Sirion)

ტოლ-ინ-გაურჰოთი (Tol-in-Gaurhoth)

Greek Τολ Σιριον
Gujarati ટોલ ષિરિઓન
Hebrew (Tol Sirion) טול סיריון

(Tol In Gaurhoth) טול אין גאורהות

Hindi टोल् सिर्योन
Japanese とl しりおん
Kannada ಟೋಲ್ ಸಿರಿಯನ್
Kazakh Тол Сіріон (Cyrillic) Tol Sirion (Latin)
Korean 톨 사이 리온
Kyrgyz Cyrillic Тол Сирион
Kurdish تۆل سیریۆن (Sorani)
Macedonian Cyrillic Тол Сирион
Marathi टोल सिरियन
Mongolian Cyrillic Тол Сирион
Nepalese टोल षिरिओन
Pashto ټول سیرون
Persian تول صیریون
Punjabi ਟੋਲ ਸਿਰੀਅਨ
Russian Тол Сирион (Tol Sirion)

Тол-ин-Гаурот (Tol-in-Gaurhoth)

Sanskrit टोल् षिरिओन्
Serbian Тол Сирион (Cyrillic) Tol Sirion (Latin)
Sinhalese ටෝල් සිරියන්
Tajik Cyrillic Тол Сирион
Tamil டோல் சிரியன்
Telugu టోల్ సిరియన్
Thai โทลซิริออน
Ukrainian Cyrillic Тол Сіріон (Tol Sirion)

Тол-ін-Гаурот (Tol-in-Gaurhoth)

Urdu ٹول سیرین
Uzbek Тол Сирион (Cyrillic) Tol Sirion (Latin)
Yiddish טאָל סיריאָן

References[]

  1. The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
  2. The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIX: "Of Beren and Lúthien"
  3. The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
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