S. Sirith loc. “Flowing”

S. Sirith, loc. “Flowing”

A river in Gondor appearing on the maps of The Lord of the Rings (LotR/1186), it is simply the gerund sirith “flowing” used as a name (SA/sîr, VT42/11).

Conceptual Development: In Lord of the Rings drafts from the 1940s, N. Sirith appeared the list of rivers of Gondor (TI/312).

Reference ✧ SA/sîr ✧ “Flowing”

Elements

sirith “flowing” ✧ SA/sîr

N. Sirith loc.

See S. Sirith for discussion.

References ✧ TI/312; TII; WRI