Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
‘DidInotsaysoattheHornburg?’
‘Soyouspoke,’saidÉomer,‘buthopeoftdeceives,andIknewnotthenthatyouwereamanforesighted.Yettwiceblessedishelpunlookedfor,andneverwasameetingoffriendsmorejoyful.’Andtheyclaspedhandinhand.‘Norindeedmoretimely,’saidÉomer.‘Youcomenonetoosoon,myfriend.Muchlossandsorrowhasbefallenus.’
‘Thenletusavengeit,erewespeakofit!’saidAragorn,andtheyrodebacktobattletogether.
Hardfightingandlonglabourtheyhadstill;fortheSouthronswereboldmenandgrim,andfierceindespair;andtheEasterlingswerestrongandwar-hardenedandaskedfornoquarter.Andsointhisplaceandthat,byburnedhomesteadorbarn,uponhillockormound,underwalloronfield,stilltheygatheredandralliedandfoughtuntilthedayworeaway.
ThentheSunwentatlastbehindMindolluinandfilledalltheskywithagreatburning,sothatthehillsandthemountainsweredyedaswithblood;fireglowedintheRiver,andthegrassofthePelennorlayredinthenightfall.AndinthathourthegreatBattleofthefieldofGondorwasover;andnotonelivingfoewasleftwithinthecircuitoftheRammas.Allwereslainsavethosewhofledtodie,ortodrownintheredfoamoftheRiver.FewevercameeastwardtoMorgulorMordor;andtothelandoftheHaradrimcameonlyatalefromfaroff:arumourofthewrathandterrorofGondor.
AragornandÉomerandImrahilrodebacktowardstheGateoftheCity,andtheywerenowwearybeyondjoyorsorrow.
