Властелин колец: Братство кольца
Lothlorien
ButlorewanesinGondor,Boromir,ifinthecityofthosewhooncewerewisetheynowspeakevilofLothlorien.Believewhatyouwill,thereisnootherwayforus-unlessyouwouldgobacktoMoria-gate,orscalethepathlessmountains,orswimtheGreatRiverallalone."
"Thenleadon!"saidBoromir."Butitisperilous."
"Perilousindeed,"saidAragorn,"fairandperilous;butonlyevilneedfearit,orthosewhobringsomeevilwiththem.Followme!"
Theyhadgonelittlemorethanamileintotheforestwhentheycameuponanotherstreamflowingdownswiftlyfromthetree-cladslopesthatclimbedbackwestwardtowardsthemountains.Theyhearditsplashingoverafallawayamongtheshadowsontheirright.Itsdarkhurryingwatersranacrossthepathbeforethem,andjoinedtheSilverlodeinaswirlofdimpoolsamongtherootsoftrees.
"HereisNimrodel!"saidLegolas."OfthisstreamtheSilvanElvesmademanysongslongago,andstillwesingthemintheNorth,rememberingtherainbowonitsfalls,andthegoldenflowersthatfloatedinitsfoam.AllisdarknowandtheBridgeofNimrodelisbrokendown.Iwillbathemyfeet,foritissaidthatthewaterishealingtotheweary."Hewentforwardandclimbeddownthedeep-clovenbankandsteppedintothestream.
"Followme!"hecried."Thewaterisnotdeep.Letuswadeacross!Onthefurtherbankwecanrest.andthesoundofthefallingwatermaybringussleepandforgetfulnessofgrief.