Властелин колец: Братство кольца
The Great River
Frodopeeringforwardsawinthedistancetwogreatrocksapproaching:likegreatpinnaclesorpillarsofstonetheyseemed.Tallandsheerandominoustheystooduponeithersideofthestream.Anarrowgapappearedbetweenthem,andtheRiverswepttheboatstowardsit.
"BeholdtheArgonath,thePillarsoftheKings!"criedAragorn."Weshallpassthemsoon.Keeptheboatsinline,andasfarapartasyoucan!Holdthemiddleofthestream!"
AsFrodowasbornetowardsthemthegreatpillarsroseliketowerstomeethim.Giantstheyseemedtohim,vastgreyfiguressilentbutthreatening.Thenhesawthattheywereindeedshapedandfashioned:thecraftandpowerofoldhadwroughtuponthem,andstilltheypreservedthroughthesunsandrainsofforgottenyearsthemightylikenessesinwhichtheyhadbeenhewn.Upongreatpedestalsfoundedinthedeepwatersstoodtwogreatkingsofstone:stillwithblurredeyesandcranniedbrowstheyfrownedupontheNorth.Thelefthandofeachwasraisedpalmoutwardsingestureofwarning;ineachrighthandtherewasanaxe;uponeachheadtherewasacrumblinghelmandcrown.Greatpowerandmajestytheystillwore,thesilentwardensofalong-vanishedkingdom.AweandfearfelluponFrodo,andhecowereddown,shuttinghiseyesandnotdaringtolookupastheboatdrewnear.EvenBoromirbowedhisheadastheboatswhirledby.frailandfleetingaslittleleaves,undertheenduringshadowofthesentinelsofNumenor.SotheypassedintothedarkchasmoftheGates.
