Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Bridge of Khazad-dum
Itsteppedforwardslowlyontothebridge,andsuddenlyitdrewitselfuptoagreatheight,anditswingswerespreadfromwalltowall;butstillGandalfcouldbeseen,glimmeringinthegloom;heseemedsmall,andaltogetheralone:greyandbent,likeawizenedtreebeforetheonsetofastorm.
Fromoutoftheshadowaredswordleapedflaming.
Glamdringglitteredwhiteinanswer.
Therewasaringingclashandastabofwhitefire.TheBalrogfellbackanditsswordflewupinmoltenfragments.Thewizardswayedonthebridge,steppedbackapace,andthenagainstoodstill.
"Youcannotpass!"hesaid.
WithaboundtheBalrogleapedfulluponthebridge.Itswhipwhirledandhissed.
"Hecannotstandalone!"criedAragornsuddenlyandranbackalongthebridge."Elendil!"heshouted."Iamwithyou,Gandalf!"
"Gondor!"criedBoromirandleapedafterhim.
AtthatmomentGandalfliftedhisstaff,andcryingaloudhesmotethebridgebeforehim.Thestaffbrokeasunderandfellfromhishand.Ablindingsheetofwhiteflamesprangup.Thebridgecracked.RightattheBalrog’sfeetitbroke,andthestoneuponwhichitstoodcrashedintothegulf,whiletherestremained,poised,quiveringlikeatongueofrockthrustoutintoemptiness.
WithaterriblecrytheBalrogfellforward,anditsshadowplungeddownandvanished.
