Властелин колец: Две башни
Helm’s Deep
’WearetheUruk-hai:wedonotstopthefightfornightorday,forfairweatherorforstorm.Wecometokill,bysunormoon.Whatofthedawn?’
’Noneknowswhatthenewdayshallbringhim,’saidAragorn.’Getyougone,ereitturntoyourevil.’
’Getdownorwewillshootyoufromthewall,’theycried.’Thisisnoparley.Youhavenothingtosay.’
’Ihavestillthistosay,’answeredAragorn.’NoenemyhasyettakentheHornburg.Depart,ornotoneofyouwillbespared.NotonewillbeleftalivetotakebacktidingstotheNorth.Youdonotknowyourperil.’
SogreatapowerandroyaltywasrevealedinAragorn,ashestoodtherealoneabovetheruinedgatesbeforethehostofhisenemies,thatmanyofthewildmenpaused,andlookedbackovertheirshoulderstothevalley,andsomelookedupdoubtfullyatthesky.ButtheOrcslaughedwithloudvoices;andahailofdartsandarrowswhistledoverthewall,asAragornleapeddown.
Therewasaroarandablastoffire.Thearchwayofthegateabovewhichhehadstoodamomentbeforecrumbledandcrashedinsmokeanddust.Thebarricadewasscatteredasifbyathunderbolt.Aragornrantotheking’stower.
Butevenasthegatefell,andtheOrcsaboutityelled,preparingtocharge,amurmurarosebehindthem.likeawindinthedistance,anditgrewtoaclamourofmanyvoicescryingstrangenewsinthedawn.TheOrcsupontheRock,hearingtherumourofdismay,waveredandlookedback.Andthen,suddenandterrible,fromthetowerabove,thesoundofthegreathornofHelmrangout.