Greater Gelion

northern arm of the Gelion from Mount Rerir

ca. 1 min

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In briefanswer capsule

Greater Gelion names the northern branch of Gelion, springing on Mount Rerir. Its fellow early branch, Little Gelion, rose at Himring’s hill. After the two joined, the combined river held a southward course spanning forty leagues, only then receiving side-streams. Toward the sea its length grew to double that of Sirion, yet it stayed leaner and less deep, because western rains that filled Sirion fell more heavily than those of the east.

Sources

The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, ch. 14, Of Beleriand and Its Realms

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „Greater Gelion“. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/greater-gelion/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Greater Gelion. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/greater-gelion/

MLA

„Greater Gelion“. Legendarium, 2026, https://www.legendarium.page/places/greater-gelion/. Last updated August 18, 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-greater-gelion-en,
  title        = {Greater Gelion},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/places/greater-gelion/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 18, 2026}
}