Властелин колец: Возвращение короля
Minas Tirith
Letmepass!’
Thenmenfellbackbeforethecommandofhisvoiceandquestionedhimnofurther,thoughtheygazedinwonderatthehobbitthatsatbeforehimandatthehorsethatborehim.ForthepeopleoftheCityusedhorsesverylittleandtheywereseldomseenintheirstreets,saveonlythoseriddenbytheerrand-ridersoftheirlord.Andtheysaid:‘SurelythatisoneofthegreatsteedsoftheKingofRohan?MaybetheRohirrimwillcomesoontostrengthenus.’ButShadowfaxwalkedproudlyupthelongwindingroad.
ForthefashionofMinasTirithwassuchthatitwasbuiltonsevenlevels,eachdelvedintothehill,andabouteachwassetawall,andineachwallwasagate.Butthegateswerenotsetinaline:theGreatGateintheCityWallwasattheeastpointofthecircuit,butthenextfacedhalfsouth,andthethirdhalfnorth,andsotoandfroupwards;sothatthepavedwaythatclimbedtowardstheCitadelturnedfirstthiswayandthenthatacrossthefaceofthehill.AndeachtimethatitpassedthelineoftheGreatGateitwentthroughanarchedtunnel,piercingavastpierofrockwhosehugeout-thrustbulkdividedintwoallthecirclesoftheCitysavethefirst.Forpartlyintheprimevalshapingofthehill,partlybythemightycraftandlabourofold,therestoodupfromtherearofthewidecourtbehindtheGateatoweringbastionofstone,itsedgesharpasaship-keelfacingeast.
