Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Minas Tirith
Buttheyhavefoughtmanybattlesatyourback.Thisroadandnoroadlookstowardssafetyanylonger.Bevigilant!ButforGandalfStormcrowyouwouldhaveseenahostoffoescomingoutofAnórienandnoRidersofRohan.Andyoumayyet.Fareyouwell,andsleepnot!’
GandalfpassednowintothewidelandbeyondtheRammasEchor.SothemenofGondorcalledtheoutwallthattheyhadbuiltwithgreatlabour,afterIthilienfellundertheshadowoftheirEnemy.Fortenleaguesormoreitranfromthemountains’feetandsobackagain,enclosinginitsfencethefieldsofthePelennor:fairandfertiletownlandsonthelongslopesandterracesfallingtothedeeplevelsoftheAnduin.AtitsfurthestpointfromtheGreatGateoftheCity,north-eastward,thewallwasfourleaguesdistant,andtherefromafrowningbankitoverlookedthelongflatsbesidetheriver,andmenhadmadeithighandstrong;foratthatpoint,uponawalledcauseway,theroadcameinfromthefordsandbridgesofOsgiliathandpassedthroughaguardedgatebetweenembattledtowers.AtitsnearestpointthewallwaslittlemorethanoneleaguefromtheCity,andthatwassouth-eastward.ThereAnduin,goinginawidekneeaboutthehillsofEmynArneninSouthIthilien,bentsharplywest,andtheout-wallroseuponitsverybrink;andbeneathitlaythequaysandlandingsoftheHarlondforcraftthatcameupstreamfromthesouthernfiefs.
