Властелин колец: Две башни
The Departure of Boromir
’Theywerebornebythehobbits.DoubtlesstheOrcsdespoiledthem,butfearedtokeeptheknives,knowingthemforwhattheyare:workofWesternesse,woundaboutwithspellsforthebaneofMordor.Well,now,iftheystilllive,ourfriendsareweaponless.Iwilltakethesethings,hopingagainsthope,togivethemback.’
’AndI,’saidLegolas,’willtakeallthearrowsthatIcanfind,formyquiverisempty.’HesearchedinthepileandonthegroundaboutandfoundnotafewthatwereundamagedandlongerintheshaftthansucharrowsastheOrcswereaccustomedtouse.Helookedatthemclosely.
AndAragornlookedontheslain,andhesaid:’HereliemanythatarenotfolkofMordor.SomearefromtheNorth,fromtheMistyMountains,ifIknowanythingofOrcsandtheirkinds.Andhereareothersstrangetome.TheirgearisnotafterthemannerofOrcsatall!’
Therewerefourgoblin-soldiersofgreaterstature,swart,slant-eyed,withthicklegsandlargehands.Theywerearmedwithshortbroad-bladedswords,notwiththecurvedscimitarsusualwithOrcs:andtheyhadbowsofyew,inlengthandshapelikethebowsofMen.Upontheirshieldstheyboreastrangedevice:asmallwhitehandinthecentreofablackfield;onthefrontoftheirironhelmswassetanS-rune,wroughtofsomewhitemetal.
’Ihavenotseenthesetokensbefore,’saidAragorn.’Whatdotheymean?’
’SisforSauron,’saidGimli.’Thatiseasytoread.’
’Nay!’saidLegolas.’SaurondoesnotusetheElf-runes.’
