Сильмариллион
Of Beren and Luthien
ThereforeandarmywassentagainsthimunderthecommandofSauron;andSauronbroughtwerewolves,fellbeastsinhabitedbydreadfulspiritsthathehadimprisonedintheirbodies.
Allthatlandwasnowbecomefilledwithevil,andallcleanthingsweredepartingfromit;andBerenwaspressedsohardthatatlasthewasforcedtofleefromDorthonion.Intimeofwinterandsnowheforsookthelandandgraveofhisfather,andclimbingintothehighlandofDoriath.ThereitwasputintohisheartthathewouldgodownintotheHiddenKingdom,wherenomortalfoothadtrodden.Terriblewashissouthwardjourney.SheerweretheprecipicesofEredGorgoroth,andbeneaththeirfeetwereshadowsthatwerelaidbeforetherisingoftheMoon.BeyondlaythewildernessofDungortheb,wherethesorceryofSauronandthepowerofMeliancametogether,andhorrorandmadnesswalked.TherespidersofthefellraceofUngoliantabode,spinningtheirunseenwebsinwhichalllivingthingsweresnared;andmonsterswanderedtherethatwereborninthelongdarkbeforetheSun,huntingsilentlywithmanyeyes.NofoodforElvesorMenwasthereinthathauntedland,butdeathonly.ThatjourneyisnotaccountedleastamongthegreatdeedsofBeren,buthespokeofittonooneafter,lestthehorrorreturnintohismind;andnoneknowhowhefoundaway,andsocamebypathsthatnoMannorElfelseeverdaredtotreadtothebordersofDoriath.AndhepassedthroughthemazesthatMelianwoveaboutthekingdomofThingol,evenasshehadforetold;foragreatdoomlayuponhim.
