Хоббит
The Clouds Burst
TheGoblinsareuponyou!BolgoftheNorthiscoming.ODain!whosefatheryouslewinMoria.Behold!thebatsareabovehisarmylikeaseaoflocusts.TheyrideuponwolvesandWargsareintheirtrain!"Amazementandconfusionfelluponthemall.EvenasGandalfhadbeenspeakingthedarknessgrew.Thedwarveshaltedandgazedatthesky.Theelvescriedoutwithmanyvoices.
"Come!"calledGandalf."Thereisyettimeforcouncil.LetDainsonofNaincomeswiftlytous!"
Sobeganabattlethatnonehadexpected;anditwascalledtheBattleofFiveArmies,anditwasveryterrible.UpononesideweretheGoblinsandthewildWolves,andupontheotherwereElvesandMenandDwarves.Thisishowitfellout.EversincethefalloftheGreatGoblinoftheMistyMountainsthehatredoftheirraceforthedwarveshadbeenrekindledtofury.Messengershadpassedtoandfrobetweenalltheircities,coloniesandstrongholds;fortheyresolvednowtowinthedominionoftheNorth.Tidingstheyhadgatheredinsecretways;andinallthemountainstherewasaforgingandanarming.Thentheymarchedandgatheredbyhillandvalley,goingeverbytunnelorunderdark,untilaroundandbeneaththegreatmountainGundabadoftheNorth,wherewastheircapital,avasthostwasassembledreadytosweepdownintimeofstormunawaresupontheSouth.ThentheylearnedofthedeathofSmaug,andjoywasintheirhearts:andtheyhastenednightafternightthroughthemountains,andcamethusatlastonasuddenfromtheNorthhardontheheelsofDain.
