Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
Andbehold!itwasawingedcreature:ifbird,thengreaterthanallotherbirds,anditwasnaked,andneitherquillnorfeatherdiditbear,anditsvastpinionswereaswebsofhidebetweenhornedfingers;anditstank.Acreatureofanolderworldmaybeitwas,whosekind,fingeringinforgottenmountainscoldbeneaththeMoon,outstayedtheirday,andinhideouseyriebredthislastuntimelybrood,apttoevil.AndtheDarkLordtookit,andnurseditwithfellmeats,untilitgrewbeyondthemeasureofallotherthingsthatfly;andhegaveittohisservanttobehissteed.Down,downitcame,andthen,foldingitsfingeredwebs,itgaveacroakingcry,andsettleduponthebodyofSnowmane,digginginitsclaws,stoopingitslongnakedneck.
Uponitsatashape,black-mantled,hugeandthreatening.Acrownofsteelhebore,butbetweenrimandrobenaughtwastheretosee,saveonlyadeadlygleamofeyes:theLordoftheNazgûl.Totheairhehadreturned,summoninghissteederethedarknessfailed,andnowhewascomeagain,bringingruin,turninghopetodespair,andvictorytodeath.Agreatblackmacehewielded.
ButThéodenwasnotutterlyforsaken.Theknightsofhishouselayslainabouthim,orelsemasteredbythemadnessoftheirsteedswerebornefaraway.Yetonestoodtherestill:Dernhelmtheyoung,faithfulbeyondfear;andhewept,forhehadlovedhislordasafather.RightthroughthechargeMerryhadbeenborneunharmedbehindhim,untiltheShadowcame;andthenWindfolahadthrowntheminhisterror,andnowranwildupontheplain.
