The Encyclopedia of Arda - Narrow Land (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates Destroyed at the end of the First Age Location The upper Sirion, where the river passed between the mountains of Ered Wethrin to the west and Echoriath to the east Race Originally held by Elves, but later fell under the control of the Maia Sauron Settlements Minas Tirith on Tol Sirion (later Tol-in-Gaurhoth) Source Sirion rose at Eithel Sirion, some fifty miles to the north of this land Tributaries Rivil flowed into Sirion as it entered the Narrow Land Outflow After leaving the confines of the Narrow Land, Sirion flowed on to meet the Sea some four hundred miles to the south Other names The Pass of Sirion Indexes: Alphabetical: N Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 3 November 2024 This entry is complete A name for the Pass of Sirion Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV The borders of Beleriand were protected from the North by a line of mountains running from the Great Sea in the west as far as the March of Maedhros and Maglor's Gap in the east. There were few safe passes through these mountains, but the largest was a deep valley formed by the river Sirion as it flowed down from its northern springs. Between Ered Wethrin to the west and the Echoriath and Ered Gorgoroth to the east, this pass offered a means of passage through the mountains from the North onto the plains of West Beleriand. This valley between the mountains was most commonly called the Pass of Sirion, but it was also known as the Narrow Land, a strip of river valley some thirty miles from end to end. It was watched by the tower of Minas Tirith, raised on the river island of Tol Sirion by Finrod Felagund to guard against the forces of Angband. After the Dagor Bragollach, the tower was captured by Sauron, opening the Narrow Land for the passage of the Orcs into Beleriand, and allowing them to ravage the lands southward of the Pass of Sirion. Indexes: Alphabetical: N Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 3 November 2024 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2019-2020, 2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates Destroyed at the end of the First Age Location The upper Sirion, where the river passed between the mountains of Ered Wethrin to the west and Echoriath to the east Race Originally held by Elves, but later fell under the control of the Maia Sauron Settlements Minas Tirith on Tol Sirion (later Tol-in-Gaurhoth) Source Sirion rose at Eithel Sirion, some fifty miles to the north of this land Tributaries Rivil flowed into Sirion as it entered the Narrow Land Outflow After leaving the confines of the Narrow Land, Sirion flowed on to meet the Sea some four hundred miles to the south Other names The Pass of Sirion Indexes: Alphabetical: N Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 3 November 2024 This entry is complete A name for the Pass of Sirion

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Map of the Narrow Land of the Pass of Sirion

The borders of Beleriand were protected from the North by a line of mountains running from the Great Sea in the west as far as the March of Maedhros and Maglor's Gap in the east. There were few safe passes through these mountains, but the largest was a deep valley formed by the river Sirion as it flowed down from its northern springs. Between Ered Wethrin to the west and the Echoriath and Ered Gorgoroth to the east, this pass offered a means of passage through the mountains from the North onto the plains of West Beleriand. This valley between the mountains was most commonly called the Pass of Sirion, but it was also known as the Narrow Land, a strip of river valley some thirty miles from end to end. It was watched by the tower of Minas Tirith, raised on the river island of Tol Sirion by Finrod Felagund to guard against the forces of Angband. After the Dagor Bragollach, the tower was captured by Sauron, opening the Narrow Land for the passage of the Orcs into Beleriand, and allowing them to ravage the lands southward of the Pass of Sirion. Indexes: Alphabetical: N Hills and Mountains About this entry: Updated 3 November 2024 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2019-2020, 2024. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.