Gelion
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Gelion is a major river in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, flowing through the eastern lands of Beleriand in Middle-earth.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional river
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river of Beleriand ⓘ |
| alsoSpelled | Gelion (no known major variants in canon) ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The History of Middle-earth
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ⓘ
The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Green-elves of Ossiriand
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ⓘ
Sons of Fëanor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Land of Seven Rivers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cartographicallyDescribedIn | The Silmarillion maps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Rivers of Middle-earth ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| emptiesInto |
Belegaer
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Great Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | First Age ⓘ |
| flowsAlongBorderOf |
Ossiriand
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Thargelion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsFrom | Ered Luin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Ossiriand
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Thargelion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween | Ossiriand and Thargelion ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear | Bay of Balar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableEvent |
Battles involving the Sons of Fëanor along its banks
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Crossing of the Gelion by the Edain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Adurant
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Ascar NERFINISHED ⓘ Brilthor NERFINISHED ⓘ Duilwen NERFINISHED ⓘ Greater Gelion NERFINISHED ⓘ Legolin NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Gelion NERFINISHED ⓘ Thalos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sindarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beleriand
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East Beleriand NERFINISHED ⓘ First Age Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedInChapter |
Of Beleriand and Its Realms
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Of the Coming of Men into the West ⓘ Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
gives Ossiriand its name as the Land of Seven Rivers
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largest river of East Beleriand ⓘ |
| partOf |
geography of Beleriand
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legendarium of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Atlas of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocatedIn | Blue Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | destroyed with the drowning of Beleriand ⓘ |
| universe | Arda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.