Сильмариллион
Of the Sindar
Therehefellandallhisnearestkinabouthim,beforethehostofThingolcouldcometohisaid.Bitterlythoughhisfallwasavenged,whenThingolcameupontherearoftheOrcsandslewtheminheaps,hispeoplelamentedhimeverafterandtooknokingagain.AfterthebattlesomereturnedtoOssiriand,andtheirtidingsfilledtheremnantoftheirpeoplewithgreatfear,sothatthereaftertheycameneverforthinopenwar,butkeptthemselvesbywarinessandsecrecy;andtheywerecalledtheLaiquendi,theGreen-elves,becauseoftheirraimentofthecolourofleaves.ButmanywentnorthandenteredtheguardedrealmofThingol,andweremergedwithhispeople.
AndwhenThingolcameagaintoMenegrothhelearnedthattheOrc-hostinthewestwasvictorious,andhaddrivenCirdantotherimofthesea.ThereforehewithdrewallhispeoplethathissummonscouldreachwithinthefastnessofNeldorethandRegion,andMelianputforthherpowerandfencedallthatdominionroundaboutwithanunseenwailofshadowandbewilderment:theGirdleofMelian,thatnonethereaftercouldpassagainstherwillorthewillofKingThingol,unlessoneshouldcomewithapowergreaterthanthatofMeliantheMaia.Andthisinnerland,whichwaslongnamedEglador,wasaftercalledDoriath,theguardedkingdom,LandoftheGirdle.Withinittherewasyetawatchfulpeace;butwithouttherewasperilandgreatfear,andtheservantsofMorgothroamedatwill,saveinthewalledhavensoftheFalas.
Butnewtidingswereathand,whichnoneinMiddle-earthhadforeseen,neitherMorgothinhispitsnorMelianinMenegroth;fornonewscameoutofAmanwhetherbymessenger,orbyspirit,orbyvisionindream,afterthedeathoftheTrees.
