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Pelargir stood near the mouth of this river
Source
In the White Mountains above Lossarnach
Tributaries
Outflow
Pronunciation
si'rith
Meaning
'Flowing'
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Rivers of Gondor The geography of southern Gondor to the west of Minas Tirith was characterised by a series of rivers rising among the White Mountains and flowing generally southwards into the wide Bay of Belfalas. Sirith was important among these; after the short lesser river Erui, it was the first major river westward of Minas Tirith. Like the other rivers in this part of Gondor, Sirith had its springs among the southern slopes of the White Mountains, and from there it flowed southward through Lebennin. On its upper course, it was joined from the west1 by Celos, another stream out of the mountains, and then ran on almost directly southwards. The river Sirith did not empty directly into the Bay of Belfalas, but instead into the wide channel of Anduin as that Great River approached its own Mouths. At the outflow of Sirith, the Dúnedain had built Pelargir, which had an important port city long before even the founding of Gondor. At Pelargir Sirith was crossed2 by a road approaching from Linhir to the west before running on northward and eastward towards Minas Tirith. Notes
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