Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Council of Elrond
ButunlessyouhavemoreskilleventhanSaruman,whohasstudiedherelong,youwillfindnaughtthatisnotwellknowntome,whoammasteroftheloreofthisCity."
"SosaidDenethor.Andyettherelieinhishoardsmanyrecordsthatfewnowcanread,evenofthelore-masters,fortheirscriptsandtongueshavebecomedarktolatermen.AndBoromir,thereliesinMinasTirithstill,unread,Iguess,byanysaveSarumanandmyselfsincethekingsfailed,ascrollthatIsildurmadehimself.ForIsildurdidnotmarchawaystraightfromthewarinMordor,assomehavetoldthetale."
"SomeintheNorth,maybe,"Boromirbrokein."AllknowinGondorthathewentfirsttoMinasAnoranddweltawhilewithhisnephewMeneldil,instructinghim,beforehecommittedtohimtheruleoftheSouthKingdom.InthattimeheplantedtherethelastsaplingoftheWhiteTreeinmemoryofhisbrother."
"Butinthattimealsohemadethisscroll,"saidGandalf;"andthatisnotrememberedinGondor,itwouldseem.ForthisscrollconcernstheRing,andthuswroteIsildurtherein:
TheGreatRingshallgonowtobeanheirloomoftheNorthKingdom;butrecordsofitshallbeleftinGondor,wherealsodwelltheheirsofElendil,lestatimecomewhenthememoryofthesegreatmattersshallgrowdim.
AndafterthesewordsIsildurdescribedtheRing,suchashefoundit.
