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, 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]
| Realms of the Dark Lords | |
|---|---|
| Years of the Trees | Utumno |
| First Age | Dor-na-Daerachas |
| Second Age | Mount Gundabad • Mordor |
| Third Age | Witch-realm of Angmar • Mordor |
| Fortresses | |
| Beleriand | Angband • Tol-in-Gaurhoth |
| Middle-earth | Barad-dûr • Black Gate • Carn Dûm • Dol Guldur • Durthang • Minas Morgul • Tower of Cirith Ungol • Towers of the Teeth |
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 | トル・シリオン |
| 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[]
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The First Age, The Elder Days, "Beleriand and the Lands to the North"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIX: "Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ The Complete Guide to Middle-earth