Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Many Meetings
Youngshewasandyetnotso.Thebraidsofherdarkhairweretouchedbynofrost,herwhitearmsandclearfacewereflawlessandsmooth,andthelightofstarswasinherbrighteyes,greyasacloudlessnight;yetqueenlyshelooked,andthoughtandknowledgewereinherglance,asofonewhohasknownmanythingsthattheyearsbring.Aboveherbrowherheadwascoveredwithacapofsilverlacenettedwithsmallgems,glitteringwhite;buthersoftgreyraimenthadnoornamentsaveagirdleofleaveswroughtinsilver.
SoitwasthatFrodosawherwhomfewmortalshadyetseen;Arwen,daughterofElrond,inwhomitwassaidthatthelikenessofLuthienhadcomeonearthagain;andshewascalledUndomiel,forshewastheEvenstarofherpeople.Longshehadbeeninthelandofhermother’skin,inLorienbeyondthemountains,andwasbutlatelyreturnedtoRivendelltoherfather’shouse.Butherbrothers,ElladanandElrohir,wereoutuponerrantry:fortheyrodeoftenfarafieldwiththeRangersoftheNorth,forgettingnevertheirmother’stormentinthedensoftheorcs.
SuchlovelinessinlivingthingFrodohadneverseenbeforenorimaginedinhismind;andhewasbothsurprisedandabashedtofindthathehadaseatatElrond’stableamongallthesefolksohighandfair.Thoughhehadasuitablechair,andwasraiseduponseveralcushions,hefeltverysmall,andratheroutofplace;butthatfeelingquicklypassed.Thefeastwasmerryandthefoodallthathishungercoulddesire.
