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 the Echoriath to the east

Settlements

Source

Sirion rose some fifty miles to the north of the Pass, at Eithel Sirion

Tributaries

The Rivil flowed into Sirion as it entered the Pass

Outflow

After leaving the Pass, Sirion flowed on to meet the Sea about four hundred miles to the south

Pronunciation

Sirion is pronounced 'si'rion'

Meaning

Sirion means 'great river'

Other names

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Pass of Sirion

The northern pass guarded by the first Minas Tirith

The steep-sided pass between Ered Wethrin and the Echoriath, on the upper reaches of the River Sirion. It was formerly guarded by the tower of Minas Tirith.