Dates

Destroyed at the end of the First Age

Location

Below Aelin-uial, at the point where the river Sirion met the wall of the Andram that ran across Beleriand

Source

Sirion's source was at Eithel Sirion, far to the north of its Falls

Tributaries

Aros joined Sirion above Aelin-uial, shortly above the Falls

Outflow

The waters of the Falls emerged from the Gates of Sirion beneath the Andram, and flowed on to the Mouths of Sirion on the Bay of Balar

Pronunciation

Sirion is pronounced 'si'rion'

Meaning

Sirion means 'great river'

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Falls of Sirion

Sirion’s descent beneath the Andram

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Map of the Falls of Sirion

The mighty thundering falls of the River Sirion, where its waters fell beneath the earth and flowed under the hills of the Andram for nine miles before emerging again.

See also...

Aelin-uial, Fens of Sirion, Gates of Sirion, Long Wall

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