Сильмариллион
Of the Coming of Men into the West
Meliansaidnothingtohimatthattime,butafterwardsshesaidtoGaladriel:’Nowtheworldrunsonswiftlytogreattidings.AndoneofMen,evenofBeor’shouse,shallindeedcome,andtheGirdleofMelianshallnotrestrainhim,fordoomgreaterthanmypowershallsendhim;andthesongsthatshallspringfromthatcomingshallendurewhenallMiddle-earthischanged.’
ButmanyMenremainedinEstolad,andtherewasstillamingledpeoplelivingtherelongyearsafter,untilintheruinofBeleriandtheywereoverwhelmedorfledbackintotheEast.Forbesidetheoldwhodeemedthattheirwanderingdayswereovertherewerenotafewwhodesiredtogotheirownways,andtheyfearedtheEldarandthelightoftheireyes;andthendissensionsawokeamongtheEdain,inwhichtheshadowofMorgothmaybediscerned,forcertainitisthatheknewofthecomingofMenintoBeleriandandoftheirgrowingfriendshipwiththeElves.
TheleadersofdiscontentwereBeregofthehouseofBeor,andAmlach,oneofthegrandsonsofMarach;andtheysaidopenly:’Wetooklongroads,desiringtoescapetheperilsofMiddle-earthandthedarkthingsthatdwellthere;forweheardthattherewasLightintheWest.ButnowwelearnthattheLightisbeyondtheSea.ThitherwecannotcomewheretheGodsdwellinbliss.Saveone;fortheLordoftheDarkisherebeforeus,andtheEldar,wisebutfell,whomakeendlesswaruponhim.IntheNorthhedwells,theysay;andthereisthepainanddeathfromwhichwefled.
Wewillnotgothatway.’
