Сильмариллион
Of the Fifth Battle: Nirnaeth
Thefieldwaslost;butstillHurinandHuorandtheremnantofthehouseofHadorstoodfirmwithTurgonofGondolin,andthehostsofMorgothcouldnotyetwinthePassofSirion.ThenHurinspoketoTurgon,saying:’Gonow,lord,whiletimeis!ForinyoulivesthelasthopeoftheEldar,andwhileGondolinstandsMorgothshallstillknowfearinhisheart.’
ButTurgonanswered:’NotlongnowcanGondolinbehidden;andbeingdiscovereditmustfall.’
ThenHuorspokeandsaid:’Yetifitstandsbutalittlewhile,thenoutofyourhouseshallcomethehopeofElvesandMen.ThisIsaytoyou,lord,withtheeyesofdeath:thoughweparthereforever,andIshallnotlookonyourwhitewallsagain,fromyouandfrommeanewstarshallarise.Farewell!’
AndMaeglin,Turgon’ssister-son,whostoodby,heardthesewords,anddidnotforgetthem;buthesaidnothing.
ThenTurgontookthecounselofHurinandHuor,andsummoningallthatremainedofthehostofGondolinandsuchofFingon’speopleascouldbegatheredheretreatedtowardsthePassofSirion;andhiscaptainsEcthelionandGlorfindelguardedtheflankstorightandleft,sothatnoneoftheenemyshouldpassthemby.ButtheMenofDorlominheldtherearguard,asHurinandHuordesired;fortheydidnotwishintheirheartstoleavetheNorthlands,andiftheycouldnotwinbacktotheirhomes,theretheywouldstandtotheend.
