Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Great River
"Andmightybigonestoo!"
"Yes,"saidAragorn,"andtheyareblackswans."
"Howwideandemptyandmournfulallthiscountrylooks!"saidFrodo."Ialwaysimaginedthatasonejourneyedsouthitgotwarmerandmerrier,untilwinterwasleftbehindforever."
"Butwehavenotjourneyedfarsouthyet,"answeredAragorn."Itisstillwinter,andwearefarfromthesea.Heretheworldiscolduntilthesuddenspring,andwemayyethavesnowagain.FarawaydownintheBayofBelfalas,towhichAnduinruns,itiswarmandmerry,maybe,orwouldbebutfortheEnemy.Butherewearenotabovesixtyleagues,Iguess,southoftheSouthfarthingawayinyourShire,hundredsoflongmilesyonder.Youarelookingnowsouth-westacrossthenorthplainsoftheRiddermark,RohanthelandoftheHorse-lords.ErelongweshallcometothemouthoftheLimlightthatrunsdownfromFangorntojointheGreatRiver.ThatisthenorthboundaryofRohan;andofoldallthatlaybetweenLimlightandtheWhiteMountainsbelongedtotheRohirrim.Itisarichandpleasantland,anditsgrasshasnorival;butintheseevildaysfolkdonotdwellbytheRiverorrideoftentoitsshores.Anduiniswide,yettheorcscanshoottheirarrowsfaracrossthestream;andoflate,itissaid,theyhavedaredtocrossthewaterandraidtheherdsandstudsofRohan."
Samlookedfrombanktobankuneasily.
