Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Many Meetings
Frodolookedattheminwonder,forhehadneverbeforeseenElrond,ofwhomsomanytalesspoke;andastheysatuponhisrighthandandhisleft,Glorfindel,andevenGandalf,whomhethoughtheknewsowell,wererevealedaslordsofdignityandpower.Gandalfwasshorterinstaturethantheothertwo;buthislongwhitehair,hissweepingsilverbeard,andhisbroadshoulders,madehimlooklikesomewisekingofancientlegend.Inhisagedfaceundergreatsnowybrowshisdarkeyesweresetlikecoalsthatcouldleapsuddenlyintofire.
Glorfindelwastallandstraight;hishairwasofshininggold,hisfacefairandyoungandfearlessandfullofjoy;hiseyeswerebrightandkeen,andhisvoicelikemusic;onhisbrowsatwisdom,andinhishandwasstrength.
ThefaceofElrondwasageless,neitheroldnoryoung,thoughinitwaswrittenthememoryofmanythingsbothgladandsorrowful.Hishairwasdarkastheshadowsoftwilight,anduponitwassetacircletofsilver;hiseyesweregreyasaclearevening,andinthemwasalightlikethelightofstars.Venerableheseemedasakingcrownedwithmanywinters,andyethaleasatriedwarriorinthefulnessofhisstrength.HewastheLordofRivendellandmightyamongbothElvesandMen.
Inthemiddleofthetable,againstthewovenclothsuponthewall,therewasachairunderacanopy,andtheresataladyfairtolookupon,andsolikewassheinformofwomanhoodtoElrondthatFrodoguessedthatshewasoneofhisclosekindred.
