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Location
Flowing westwards from the West-gate of Moria in the Misty Mountains
Settlements
Associated with Khazad-dûm
Source
Above the West-gate of Moria
Tributaries
None
Outflow
Presumably into Glanduin1
Pronunciation
seera'nnon
Meaning
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SirannonThe Gate-stream of Khazad-dûmThe course of the Sirannon (conjectural)2
The course of the Sirannon (conjectural)2
A stream or small river that rose from springs near the West-gate of Moria, and was therefore known as the Gate-stream (or, in Elvish, the Sirannon). From there it ran down a series of waterfalls known as the Stair Falls before continuing westward. The road from old Khazad-dûm to Eregion followed the course of the Sirannon for at least several miles, and it may be that Ost-in-Edhil, the chief city of the Elves of Eregion, was built on the river.3 The waters of the Sirannon presumably flowed into Glanduin, the only significant river in this part of Middle-earth, and thence into the Gwathló and on to the Great Sea. In the closing years of the Third Age, after the occupation of Moria by creatures of Sauron, the upper waters of the Gate-steam were dammed and the Sirannon itself was reduced to a mere trickle. This created a great pool outside the West-gate, which was guarded by a dangerous and mysterious being known only as the Watcher in the Water. Notes
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