Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Ride of the Rohirrim
Throughthegaptheforgottenwain-roadlongagohadrundown,backintothemainhorse-wayfromtheCitythroughAnórien;butnowformanylivesofmentreeshadhadtheirwaywithit,andithadvanished,brokenandburiedundertheleavesofuncountedyears.ButthethicketsofferedtotheRiderstheirlasthopeofcoverbeforetheywentintoopenbattle;forbeyondthemlaytheroadandtheplainsofAnduin,whileeastandsouthwardstheslopeswerebareandrocky,asthewrithenhillsgatheredthemselvestogetherandclimbedup,bastionuponbastion,intothegreatmassandshouldersofMindolluin.
Theleadingcompanywashalted,andasthosebehindfiledupoutofthetroughoftheStonewainValleytheyspreadoutandpassedtocamping-placesunderthegreytrees.Thekingsummonedthecaptainstocouncil.Éomersentoutscoutstospyupontheroad;butoldGhânshookhishead.
‘NogoodtosendHorse-men,’hesaid.‘WildMenhavealreadyseenallthatcanbeseeninthebadair.Theywillcomesoonandspeaktomehere.’
Thecaptainscame;andthenoutofthetreescreptwarilyotherpúkel-shapessolikeoldGhânthatMerrycouldhardlytellthemapart.TheyspoketoGhâninastrangethroatylanguage.
PresentlyGhânturnedtotheking.‘WildMensaymanythings‘hesaid.‘First,bewary!StillmanymenincampbeyondDîn,anhour’swalkyonder,’hewavedhisarmwesttowardstheblackbeacon.‘ButnonetoseebetweenhereandStone-folk’snewwalls.Manybusythere.
