Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Council of Elrond
"ThisisgrievousnewsconcerningSaruman,"hesaid;"forwetrustedhimandheisdeepinallourcounsels.ItisperiloustostudytoodeeplytheartsoftheEnemy,forgoodorforill.Butsuchfallsandbetrayals,alas,havehappenedbefore.OfthetalesthatwehaveheardthisdaythetaleofFrodowasmoststrangetome.Ihaveknownfewhobbits,saveBilbohere;anditseemstomethatheisperhapsnotsoaloneandsingularasIhadthoughthim.TheworldhaschangedmuchsinceIlastwasonthewestwardroads.
"TheBarrow-wightsweknowbymanynames;andoftheOldForestmanytaleshavebeentold:allthatnowremainsisbutanoutlierofitsnorthernmarch.TimewaswhenasquirrelcouldgofromtreetotreefromwhatisnowtheShiretoDunlandwestofIsengard.InthoselandsIjourneyedonce,andmanythingswildandstrangeIknew.ButIhadforgottenBombadil,ifindeedthisisstillthesamethatwalkedthewoodsandhillslongago,andeventhenwasolderthantheold.Thatwasnotthenhisname.IarwainBen-adarwecalledhim,oldestandfatherless.Butmanyanothernamehehassincebeengivenbyotherfolk:FornbytheDwarves,OraldbyNorthernMen,andothernamesbeside.Heisastrangecreature,butmaybeIshouldhavesummonedhimtoourCouncil."
"Hewouldnothavecome,"saidGandalf.
"Couldwenotstillsendmessagestohimandobtainhishelp?"askedErestor."ItseemsthathehasapowerevenovertheRing.
