Властелин колец: Братство кольца
A Knife in the Dark
‘Thatisasong,’hesaid,‘inthemodethatiscalledann-thennathamongtheElves,butishardtorenderinourCommonSpeech,andthisisbutaroughechoofit.IttellsofthemeetingofBerensonofBarahirandLúthienTinúviel.Berenwasamortalman,butLúthienwasthedaughterofThingol,aKingofElvesuponMiddle-earthwhentheworldwasyoung;andshewasthefairestmaidenthathaseverbeenamongallthechildrenofthisworld.AsthestarsabovethemistsoftheNorthernlandswasherloveliness,andinherfacewasashininglight.InthosedaystheGreatEnemy,ofwhomSauronofMordorwasbutaservant,dweltinAngbandintheNorth,andtheElvesoftheWestcomingbacktoMiddle-earthmadewaruponhimtoregaintheSilmarilswhichhehadstolen;andthefathersofMenaidedtheElves.ButtheEnemywasvictoriousandBarahirwasslain,andBerenescapingthroughgreatperilcameovertheMountainsofTerrorintothehiddenKingdomofThingolintheforestofNeldoreth.TherehebeheldLúthiensinginganddancinginagladebesidetheenchantedriverEsgalduin;andhenamedherTinúviel,thatisNightingaleinthelanguageofold.Manysorrowsbefellthemafterwards,andtheywerepartedlong.TinúvielrescuedBerenfromthedungeonsofSauron,andtogethertheypassedthroughgreatdangers,andcastdowneventheGreatEnemyfromhisthrone,andtookfromhisironcrownoneofthethreeSilmarils,brightestofalljewels,tobethebride-priceofLúthientoThingolherfather.
