Dates

The isle was captured by Sauron in I 457; destroyed at the end of the First Age

Location

A river island in the Pass of Sirion, between Ered Wethrin and the Echoriath

Races

Commanded by Sauron, a Maia; peopled by his Werewolves

Passes

Guarded the Pass of Sirion

Pronunciation

tol in gow'rhoth

Meaning

'Isle of Werewolves'

Other names

Isle of Werewolves, Sauron's Isle; originally known, before its capture by Sauron, as Tol Sirion

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Tol-in-Gaurhoth

The Isle of Werewolves

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Map of Tol-in-Gaurhoth

The Isle of Werewolves; the name given the island in the upper reaches of the Sirion where Finrod built Minas Tirith, after its capture by Sauron.

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Updated 14 December 2014
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