Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Minas Tirith
Pippinlifteditandpresentedthehilttohim.‘Whencecamethis?’saidDenethor.‘Many,manyyearslieonit.SurelythisisabladewroughtbyourownkindredintheNorthinthedeeppast?’
‘Itcameoutofthemoundsthatlieonthebordersofmycountry‘saidPippin.‘Butonlyevilwightsdwelltherenow,andIwillnotwillinglytellmoreofthem.’
‘Iseethatstrangetalesarewovenaboutyou,’saidDenethor,‘andonceagainitisshownthatlooksmaybelietheman-orthehalfling.Iacceptyourservice.Foryouarenotdauntedbywords;andyouhavecourteousspeech,strangethoughthesoundofitmaybetousintheSouth.Andweshallhaveneedofallfolkofcourtesy,betheygreatorsmall,inthedaystocome.Sweartomenow!’
‘Takethehilt,’saidGandalf,‘andspeakaftertheLord,ifyouareresolvedonthis.’
‘Iam,’saidPippin.
Theoldmanlaidtheswordalonghislap,andPippinputhishandtothehilt,andsaidslowlyafterDenethor:
‘HeredoIswearfealtyandservicetoGondor,andtotheLordandStewardoftherealm,tospeakandtobesilent,todoandtoletbe,tocomeandtogo,inneedorplenty,inpeaceorwar,inlivingordying,fromthishourhenceforth,untilmylordreleaseme,ordeathtakeme,ortheworldend.SosayI,PeregrinsonofPaladinoftheShireoftheHalflings.’
