Tol Sirion

River-isle of Minas Tirith, later Tol-in-Gaurhoth

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In briefanswer capsule

Minas Tirith stood on Tol Sirion and covered the western pass near where Sirion rises. Once Fingolfin was dead, Sauron—Gorthaur among the Sindar—attacked Orodreth, who held the tower, and forced him to flee toward Nargothrond. Under Sauron the site served Morgoth as a lookout and fortress; the island received the name Tol-in-Gaurhoth, Isle of Werewolves, and from that tower every living thing in the valley could be watched.

Sources

The Silmarillion — Quenta Silmarillion, ch. 18, Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin

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Legendarium (2026): „Tol Sirion“. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/tol-sirion/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). Tol Sirion. Last updated August 18, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/places/tol-sirion/

MLA

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BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-tol-sirion-en,
  title        = {Tol Sirion},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/places/tol-sirion/}},
  note         = {Last updated August 18, 2026}
}