Eithel Sirion

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Eithel Sirion is a legendary spring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, known as the chief source of the great River Sirion in Beleriand.

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Eithel Sirion canonical 2

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water in Beleriand
fictional spring
location in Middle-earth
appearsIn The History of Middle-earth
The Silmarillion
associatedEvent Dagor Bragollach
Siege of Angband
linked to: Dagor Bragollach
associatedWith Fingolfin
Noldor
linked to: the Noldor
belongsTo legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien
country Beleriand
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
describedAs chief source of the River Sirion
fictionalTimePeriod First Age
flowsInto Sirion
genre high fantasy
guardedBy Fingolfin
Fingon
languageOfName Sindarin
locatedIn Beleriand
Dor-lómin
Hithlum
mapFeatureIn First Age maps of Beleriand
medium literature
nameMeaning Well of Sirion
near Ered Wethrin
Mountains of Shadow
fortress of Fingolfin
notableFor being the main spring of the greatest river of Beleriand
its proximity to the Noldorin stronghold in Hithlum
partOf Sirion river system
regionType northern Beleriand
linked to: Beleriand
sourceOf River Sirion
strategicImportance guarded the northern passes into Beleriand
universe Middle-earth

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sirion flowsFrom Eithel Sirion
Beleriand containsFortress Eithel Sirion