Sirith

The Sirith is a river in Gondor that rises in the White Mountains in eastern Lebennin, and flows southward. South of the last outliers of the mountains it is joined by a tributary, the River Celos. At the point where it met the Great River Anduin, the port of Pelargir was built.

The Sirith is in the area of Upper Lebennin in the Eastern Gondor region. It flows through the fortified valley of Tumladen before turning west to meet the Celos below the beacon Sirthanc. The town of Erynos is located on the western shore across from where the two rivers meet. South of the juncture, the two joined rivers flow south from the beacon to the Anduin, forming the boundary with Lower Lebennin and the region of Central Gondor. The combined river also bisects the port city of Pelargir where it joins the Anduin. The Sirith is the domain of the honest River-maid Truetongue, one of the Five Sisters, though she and her sisters were widely considered a myth by the time of the War of the Ring. The term "Five Sisters" now applies equally to the five rivers as much as to the River-maids who guard them.

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  Like the other Five Sisters, the Serni pours from the White Mountains in a series of waterfalls.
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  The first stretch of the river passes the cave Grafeleg at speed.
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  The Sirith then runs into the fortified settlement of Tumladen, passing under a bridge.
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  Going through the center of town, the river ensures constant supply of fresh water in case of a siege.
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  The river passses beyond the city through a gated culvert.
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  From there, it pours into a second stretch that bends westwards.
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  The Sirith's river-maid Truetongue can sometimes be seen standing watch as the river gets caught in patches of giant water reeds.
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  After the spans of Tumladen, only a single ford crosses the river, leading up to the beacon of Sirthanc.
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  After another waterfall, the Sirith joins its waters with the Celos, and the joined waters carry on towards Pelargir and the Anduin.