Сильмариллион
Of Beren and Luthien
AtthefootofthefallsCarcharothdranktoeasehisconsumingthirst,andhehowled,andthustheywereawareofhim,Buthe,espyingtheirapproach,rushednotsuddenlytoattackthem.Itmaybethatthedevil’scunningofhisheartawoke,beingforamomenteasedofhispainbythesweetwatersofEsgalduin;andevenastheyrodetowardshimheslunkasideintoadeepbrake,andtherelayhid.Buttheysetaguardaboutallthatplace,andwaited,andtheshadowsgrewlongintheforest.
BerenstoodbesideThingol,andsuddenlytheywereawarethatHuanhadlefttheirside.Thenagreatbayingawokeinthethicket;forHuanbecomingimpatientanddesiringtolookuponthiswolfhadgoneinalonetodislodgehim.ButCarcharothavoidedhim,andburstingformthethornsleapedsuddenlyuponThingol.SwiftlyBerenstrodebeforehimwithaspear,butCarcharothsweptitasideandfelledhim,bitingathisbreast.InthatmomentHuanleapedfromthethicketuponthebackoftheWolf,andtheyfelltogetherfightingbitterly;andnobattleofwolfandhoundhasbeenliketoit,forinthebayingofHuanwasheardthevoiceofthehornsofOromeandthewrathoftheValar,butinthehowlsofCarcharothwasthehateofMorgothandmalicecruellerthanteethofsteel;andtherockswererentbytheirclamourandfellfromonhighandchokedthefallsofEsgalduin.Theretheyfoughttothedeath;butThingolgavenoheed,forhekneltbyBeren,seeingthathewassorelyhurt.
