Сильмариллион
Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin
ManyarethesongsthathavebeensungoftheduelofGlorfindelwiththeBalroguponapinnacleofrockinthathighplace;andbothfelltoruinintheabyss.ButtheeaglescomingstoopedupontheOrcs,anddrovethemshriekingback;andallwereslainorcastintothedeeps,sothatrumouroftheescapefromGondolincamenotuntillongaftertoMorgoth’sears.ThenThorondorboreupGlorfindel’sbodyoutoftheabyss,andtheyburiedhiminamoundofstonesbesidethepass;andagreenturfcamethere,andyellowflowersbloomeduponitamidthebarrennessofstone,untiltheworldwaschanged.
ThusledbyTuorsonofHuortheremnantofGondolinpassedoverthemountains,andcamedownintotheValeofSirion;andfleeingsouthwardbywearyanddangerousmarchestheycameatlengthtoNan-tathren,theLandofWillows,forthepowerofUlmoyetraninthegreatriver,anditwasaboutthem.Theretheyrestedawhile,andwerehealedoftheirhurtsandweariness;buttheirsorrowcouldnotbehealed.AndtheymadeafeastinmemoryofGondolinandoftheElvesthathadperishedthere,themaidens,andthewives,andthewarriorsoftheKing;andforGlorfindelthebelovedmanywerethesongstheysang,underthewillowsofNan-tathreninthewaningoftheyear.ThereTuormadeasongforEarendilhisson,concerningthecomingofUlmotheLordofWaterstotheshoresofNevrastaforetime;andthesea-longingwokeinhisheart,andinhisson’salso.
