Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Council of Elrond
Otherringstheremaybe,lesstreacherous,thatmightbeusedinourneed.TheSevenarelosttous-ifBalinhasnotfoundtheringofThrorwhichwasthelast;naughthasbeenheardofitsinceThrorperishedinMoria.IndeedImaynowrevealthatitwaspartlyinhopetofindthatringthatBalinwentaway."
"BalinwillfindnoringinMoria,"saidGandalf."ThrorgaveittoThrainhisson,butnotThraintoThorin.ItwastakenwithtormentfromThraininthedungeonsofDolGuldur.Icametoolate."
"Ah,alas!"criedGloin."Whenwillthedaycomeofourrevenge?ButstilltherearetheThree.WhatoftheThreeRingsoftheElves?VerymightyRings,itissaid.DonottheElf-lordskeepthem?YettheytooweremadebytheDarkLordlongago.Aretheyidle?IseeElf-lordshere.Willtheynotsay?"
TheElvesreturnednoanswer."Didyounothearme,Gloin?"saidElrond."TheThreewerenotmadebySauron,nordidheevertouchthem.Butofthemitisnotpermittedtospeak.SomuchonlyinthishourofdoubtImaynowsay.Theyarenotidle.Buttheywerenotmadeasweaponsofwarorconquest:thatisnottheirpower.Thosewhomadethemdidnotdesirestrengthordominationorhoardedwealth,butunderstanding,making,andhealing,topreserveallthingsunstained.ThesethingstheElvesofMiddle-earthhaveinsomemeasuregained,thoughwithsorrow.
