Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Council of Elrond
"IsthenthedoomofMinasTirithcomeatlast?Butwhythenshouldweseekabrokensword?"
"ThewordswerenotthedoomofMinasTirith,"saidAragorn."Butdoomandgreatdeedsareindeedathand.FortheSwordthatwasBrokenistheSwordofElendilthatbrokebeneathhimwhenhefell.Ithasbeentreasuredbyhisheirswhenallotherheirloomswerelost;foritwasspokenofoldamongusthatitshouldbemadeagainwhentheRing,Isildur’sBane,wasfound.Nowyouhaveseentheswordthatyouhavesought,whatwouldyouask?DoyouwishfortheHouseofElendiltoreturntotheLandofGondor?"
"Iwasnotsenttobeganyboon,buttoseekonlythemeaningofariddle,"answeredBoromirproudly."Yetwearehardpressed,andtheSwordofElendilwouldbeahelpbeyondourhope-ifsuchathingcouldindeedreturnoutoftheshadowsofthepast."HelookedagainatAragorn,anddoubtwasinhiseyes.
FrodofeltBilbostirimpatientlyathisside.Evidentlyhewasannoyedonhisfriend’sbehalf.Standingsuddenlyupheburstout:
Allthatisgolddoesnotglitter,
Notallthosewhowanderarelost;
Theoldthatisstrongdoesnotwither,
Deeprootsarenotreachedbythefrost.
Fromtheashesafireshallbewoken,
Alightfromtheshadowsshallspring;
Renewedshallbebladethatwasbroken:
Thecrownlessagainshallbeking.