Сильмариллион
Of the Noldor in Beleriand
ThusTurgonlivedlonginbliss;butNevrastwasdesolate,andremainedemptyoflivingfolkuntiltheruinofBeleriand.
NowwhilethecityofGondolinwasbuildinginsecret,FinrodFelagundwroughtinthedeepplacesofNargothrond;butGaladrielhissisterdwelt,ashasbeentold,inThingol’srealminDoriath.AndattimesMelianandGaladrielwouldspeaktogetherofValinorandtheblissofold;butbeyondthedarkhourofthedeathoftheTreesGaladrielwouldnotgo,buteverfellsilent.AndonatimeMeliansaid:’Thereissomewoethatliesuponyouandyourkin.ThatIcanseeinyou,butallelseishiddenfromme;forbynovisionorthoughtcanIperceiveanythingthatpassedorpassesintheWest:ashadowliesoverallthelandofAman,andreachesfaroutoverthesea.Whywillyounottellmemore?’
’Forthatwoeispast,’saidGaladriel;’andIwouldtakewhatjoyishereleft,untroubledbymemory.Andmaybethereiswoeenoughyettocome,thoughstillhopemayseembright.’
ThenMelianlookedinhereyes,andsaid:’IbelievenotthattheNoldorcameforthasmessengersoftheValar,aswassaidatfirst:notthoughtheycameintheveryhourofourneed.FortheyspeakneveroftheValar,norhavetheirhighlordsbroughtanymessagetoThingol,whetherfromManwe,orUlmo,orevenfromOlwetheKing’sbrother,andhisownfolkthatwentoverthesea.
