Сильмариллион
Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin
Forhe,ashasbeentold,lovedminingandquarryingaftermetalsaboveallothercraft;andhewasmasterandleaderoftheElveswhoworkedinthemountainsdistantfromthecity,seekingaftermetalsfortheirsmithyingofthingsbothofpeaceandwar.ButoftenMaeglinwentwithfewofhisfolkbeyondtheleaguerofthehills,andtheKingknewnotthathisbiddingwasdefied;andthusitcametopass,asfatewilled,thatMaeglinwastakenprisonerbyOrcs,andbroughttoAngband,Maeglinwasnoweaklingorcraven,butthetormentwherewithhewasthreatenedcowedhisspirit,andhepurchasedhislifeandfreedombyrevealingtoMorgoththeveryplaceofGondolinandthewayswherebyitmightbefoundandassailed.GreatindeedwastheJoyofMorgoth,andtoMaeglinhepromisedthelordshipofGondolinashisvassal,andthepossessionofIdrilCelebrindal,whenthecityshouldbetaken;andindeeddesireforIdrilandhatredforTuorledMaeglintheeasiertohistreachery,mostinfamousinallthehistoriesoftheElderDays.ButMorgothsenthimbacktoGondolin,lestanyshouldsuspectthebetrayal,andsothatMaeglinshouldaidtheassaultfromwithin,whenthehourcame;andheabodeinthehallsoftheKingwithsmilingfaceandevilinhisheart,whilethedarknessgatheredeverdeeperuponIdril.
Atlast,intheyearwhenEarendilwassevenyearsold,Morgothwasready,andhelooseduponGondolinhisBalrogs,andhisOrcs,andhiswolves;andwiththemcamedragonsofthebroodofGlaurung,andtheywerebecomenowmanyandterrible.
