Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Siege of Gondor
Thensuddenlytherewasadreadfulcryandagreatshock,andadeepechoingboom.Forcinghimselfonagainstagustoffearandhorrorthatshookhimalmosttohisknees.PippinturnedacorneropeningonthewideplacebehindtheCityGate.Hestoppeddead.HehadfoundGandalf;butheshrankback,coweringintoashadow.
Eversincethemiddlenightthegreatassaulthadgoneon.Thedrumsrolled.Tothenorthandtothesouthcompanyuponcompanyoftheenemypressedtothewalls.Therecamegreatbeasts,likemovinghousesintheredandfitfullight,themûmakiloftheHaraddraggingthroughthelanesamidthefireshugetowersandengines.YettheirCaptaincarednotgreatlywhattheydidorhowmanymightbeslain:theirpurposewasonlytotestthestrengthofthedefenceandtokeepthemenofGondorbusyinmanyplaces.ItwasagainsttheGatethathewouldthrowhisheaviestweight.Verystrongitmightbe,wroughtofsteelandiron,andguardedwithtowersandbastionsofindomitablestone,yetitwasthekey,theweakestpointinallthathighandimpenetrablewall.
Thedrumsrolledlouder.Firesleapedup.Greatenginescrawledacrossthefield;andinthemidstwasahugeram,greatasaforest-treeahundredfeetinlength,swingingonmightychains.LonghaditbeenforginginthedarksmithiesofMordor,anditshideoushead,foundedofblacksteel,wasshapedinthelikenessofaraveningwolf;onitspellsofruinlay.Grondtheynamedit,inmemoryoftheHammeroftheUnderworldofold.
