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Dates
The isle was captured by Sauron in I 457; destroyed at the end of the First Age
Location
A river island in the Pass of Sirion, between Ered Wethrin and the Echoriath
Races
Commanded by Sauron, a Maia; peopled by his Werewolves
Passes
Guarded the Pass of Sirion
Pronunciation
tol in gow'rhoth
Meaning
Other names
Isle of Werewolves, Sauron's Isle; originally known, before its capture by Sauron, as Tol Sirion

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Tol-in-Gaurhoth

The Isle of Werewolves

Map of Tol-in-Gaurhoth

The Isle of Werewolves; the name given the island in the upper reaches of the Sirion where Finrod built Minas Tirith, after its capture by Sauron.


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  • Updated 14 December 2014
  • Updates planned: 1

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