Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Siege of Gondor
TheyweretheremnantoftheguardthatwaskeptatthatpointwherethewayfromAnórienandRohanranintothetownlands:Ingoldledthem,thesamewhohadadmittedGandalfandPippinlessthanfivedaysbefore,whilethesunstillroseandtherewashopeinthemorning.
‘ThereisnonewsoftheRohirrim,’hesaid.‘Rohanwillnotcomenow.Oriftheycome,itwillnotavailus.Thenewhostthatwehadtidingsofhascomefirst,fromovertheRiverbywayofAndros,itissaid.Theyarestrong:battalionsofOrcsoftheEye,andcountlesscompaniesofMenofanewsortthatwehavenotmetbefore.Nottall,butbroadandgrim,beardedlikedwarves,wieldinggreataxes.OutofsomesavagelandinthewideEasttheycome,wedeem.Theyholdthenorthwardroad;andmanyhavepassedonintoAnórien.TheRohirrimcannotcome.’
TheGatewasshut.Allnightwatchmenonthewallsheardtherumouroftheenemythatroamedoutside,burningfieldandtree,andhewinganymanthattheyfoundabroad,livingordead.ThenumbersthathadalreadypassedovertheRivercouldnotbeguessedinthedarkness,butwhenmorning,oritsdimshadow,stoleovertheplain,itwasseenthatevenfearbynighthadscarcelyover-countedthem.Theplainwasdarkwiththeirmarchingcompanies,andasfaraseyescouldstraininthemirktheresprouted,likeafoulfungus-growth,allaboutthebeleagueredcitygreatcampsoftents,blackorsombrered.
