Сильмариллион
Of Thingol and Melian
Shespokenoword;butbeingfilledwithloveElwecametoherandtookherhand,andstraightwayaspellwaslaidonhim,sothattheystoodthuswhilelongyearsweremeasuredbythewheelingstarsabovethem;andthetreesofNanElmothgrewtallanddarkbeforetheyspokeanyword.
ThusElwe’sfolkwhosoughthimfoundhimnot,andOlwetookthekingshipoftheTelerianddeparted,asistoldhereafter.ElweSingollocameneveragainacrosstheseatoValinorsolongashelived,andMelianreturnednotthitherwhiletheirrealmtogetherlasted;butofhertherecameamongbothElvesandMenastrainoftheAinurwhowerewithIluvatarbeforeEa.Inafterdayshebecameakingrenowned,andhispeoplewerealltheEldarofBeleriand;theSindartheywerenamed,theGrey-elves,theElvesoftheTwilightandKingGreymantlewashe,EluThingolinthetongueofthatland.AndMelianwashisQueen,wiserthananychildofMiddle-earth;andtheirhiddenhallswereMenegroth,theThousandCaves,inDoriath.GreatpowerMelianlenttoThingol,whowashimselfgreatamongtheEldar;forhealoneofalltheSindarhadseenwithhisowneyestheTreesinthedayoftheirflowering,andkingthoughhewasofAmanyar,hewasnotaccountedamongtheMoriquendi,butwiththeElvesoftheLight,mightyuponMiddle-earth.AndoftheloveofThingolandMeliantherecameintotheworldthefairestofalltheChildrenofIluvatarthatwasorshalleverbe.
