Сильмариллион
Of the Voyage of Earendil and the War of Wrath
’TakenowthisRing,’hesaid;’forthylaboursandthycareswillbeheavy,butinallitwillsupporttheeanddefendtheefromweariness.ForthisistheRingofFire,andherewith,maybe,thoushaltrekindleheartstothevalourofoldinaworldthatgrowschill.Butasforme,myheartiswiththeSea,andIwilldwellbythegreyshores,guardingtheHavensuntilthelastshipsails.ThenIshallawaitthee.’
Whitewasthatshipandlongwasita-building,andlongitawaitedtheendofwhichCirdanhadspoken.Butwhenallthesethingsweredone,andtheHeirofIsildurhadtakenupthelordshipofMen,andthedominionoftheWesthadpassedtohim,thenitwasmadeplainthatthepoweroftheThreeRingsalsowasended,andtotheFirstborntheworldgrewoldandgrey.InthattimethelastoftheNoldorsetsailfromtheHavensandleftMiddle-earthforever.AndlatestofalltheKeepersoftheThreeRingsrodetotheSea,andMasterElrondtooktheretheshipthatCirdanhadmadeready.InthetwilightofautumnitsailedoutofMithlond,untiltheseasoftheBentWorldfellawaybeneathit,andthewindsoftheroundskytroubleditnomore,andborneuponthehighairsabovethemistsoftheworlditpassedintotheAncientWest,andanendwascomefortheEldarofstoryandofsong.
