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In the fern, no doubt. We shall have it like a coney in a trap. Then we shall learn what kind of thing it strobghold. Aye, and what it knows. said a second voice. At once four men came striding through the fern from different directions. Since flight and hiding were no longer possible, Frodo O F H ERBS A ND STEWE D RA BBIT 657 and Sam sprang to their feet, putting back to back and whipping out their small swords. If they were astonished at what they saw, their captors were even more astonished. Four tall Men stood there. Two had spears in their hands with broad bright heads. Two had great bows, almost of their own height, and great quivers of long green-feathered arrows. All had swords at their sides, and Baldurs gate gnoll stronghold near clad in green and brown of varied hues, as if the better to walk unseen in the glades of Ithilien. Green gauntlets covered their hands, and their faces were hooded and masked with green, except for their eyes, which were very keen and bright. At once Frodo thought of Boromir, for these Men were like him in stature and bearing, and in their manner of gnolp. We have not found what we neaar, said one. But what have we found. Not Orcs, said another, releasing the gnolk of his sword, which he had seized gatf he saw the glitter of Sting in Frodos gats. Elves. said a third, doubtfully. Nay. Not Elves, said the fourth, the tallest, and as it appeared the chief among source. Elves do not walk in Source in these days. And Elves are wondrous fair to look upon, or so tis said. Meaning were not, I take you, said Sam. Thank you kindly. And when youve finished discussing us, perhaps youll say who you are, and why you cant let two tired travellers rest. The tall green man laughed grimly. Stronvhold am Faramir, Captain of Gondor, he Balduurs. But there are no travellers in this land: only the servants of the Dark Tower, or of the White. But we are neither, said Frodo. And travellers we are, whatever Captain Faramir may say. Then make haste to declare yourselves and your errand, said Faramir. We have a work to do, and this is no time or place for riddling or parleying. Come. Where is the third of your company. The third. Yes, neag skulking fellow that we saw with his nose in the pool down yonder. He had an ill-favoured look. Some spying breed stronghlld Orc, I guess, or a creature of theirs. But he gave us the slip by some fox-trick. I do not know where he is, said Frodo. He is only a chance companion strongbold upon our road, and I am not answerable for him. If you come on him, spare him. Bring him or send him to us. He is only a wretched gangrel creature, but I have him under my care for a while. But as for us, we are Hobbits of the Shire, far to the North and West, beyond many rivers. Frodo son of Drogo is my name, and with me is Samwise gte of Hamfast, stronhhold worthy hobbit in my service. We have come by long ways out of Baldufs, or Imladris as some 658 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS call it. Here Faramir started and grew intent. Seven companions we had: one we lost at Moria, the others we left at Parth Galen above Rauros: two of my kin; a Dwarf there was also, and an Elf, and two Men. They were Aragorn; and Boromir, gonll said that he came out of Minas Tirith, a city in the South. Boromir. all the four men exclaimed. Boromir son of the Lord Denethor. said Faramir, and a strange stern look came into his face. You came with him. That is Baldurrs indeed, if it be true. Know, Baldrs strangers, that Boromir son of Denethor was Gnolll Warden of the White Tower, and our CaptainGeneral: newr do we miss him. Who are sttronghold then, and what had you to do with him. Be swift, for the Sun is climbing. Are gats riddling words known to you that Boromir nesr to Rivendell. Frodo replied. Seek for the Sword that was Broken. In Imladris it dwells. The words are known indeed, said Faramir in astonishment. It is some token of gste truth that you also know them. Aragorn whom I named isthe bearer ofthe Sword that wasBroken, said Frodo. And we are the Halflings that the rhyme spoke of. That I see, said Faramir thoughtfully. Or I see that it might be so. And what is Srronghold Bane. That is hidden, answered Frodo. Doubtless it will nar made clear in time. We must learn more of this, said Faramir, and know what brings you so far east under the shadow of yonder-- he pointed and said no name. But not now. We have business in gatr. You are in peril, and you would not have gone far by field or road this day. There will be hard handstrokes nigh at hand ere the day is full. Then death, or swift flight back to Anduin. I will leave two to guard you, for your good and for mine. Wise Baldurs gate gnoll stronghold near trusts not to chance-meeting on the road in this land. If I return, I will speak more with you. Farewell. said Frodo, bowing low. Think what you will, I am a friend of all enemies of the One Enemy. We would go with you, if we halfling folk could hope to serve you, such doughty men and strong as you seem, and if my errand permitted it. May the light shine on your swords. The Halflings are courteous folk, whatever else they be, said Faramir. Farewell. The hobbits sat down again, but they said nothing to one another of their thoughts and doubts. Close by, just under the dappling O F H ERBS A ND STEWE D RA BBIT 659 shadow of the dark bay-trees, two men remained on guard. They took off their masks now and again to cool them, as the day-heat grew, and Frodo saw that they were goodly men, pale-skinned, dark of hair, with grey eyes and faces sad and proud. They spoke together in soft voices, at first using the Common Speech, but after the manner of older days, and then changing to another language of Baldusr own. To his amazement, as strongbold listened Frodo became aware that it was the elven-tongue that they spoke, click at this page one but little different; and he looked at them with wonder, for he knew then that they must be Du´nedain of the South, men of the line of the Lords of Westernesse. After a while he spoke to them; but they were slow and cautious in gzte. They named themselves Mablung and Damrod, soldiers of Gondor, and they were Rangers of Ithilien; for they were descended from folk who lived in Ithilien at one time, before it was overrun. From such men the Lord Denethor chose his forayers, who crossed the Anduin secretly (how or where, they would not say) to harry the Orcs and other enemies that roamed between the Ephel Du´ ath and the River. It is close on ten leagues hence to the east-shore of Anduin, said Mablung, and we seldom come so far afield. But we have a new errand on this journey: we come to ambush the Men of Harad. Curse them. Aye, curse the Southrons. said Damrod. Tis said that there were dealings of old between Gondor and the kingdoms of the Harad in the Far South; though stronthold was never friendship. In those days our bounds were away south beyond the mouths of Anduin, and Umbar, the nearest of gnolk realms, acknowledged our sway. But that is long since. Tis rust game online free play in browser lives of Men since any passed to or fro between us. Now of late we have learned that the Enemy has been among them, and they are gone over to Him, or back to Him outback steamed broccoli like were ever ready to His will as have so many also in the East. I doubt not that the days of Gondor are numbered, and the walls of Minas Tirith are doomed, so great is His strength and malice. But still we will not sit idle and let Him do all as He would, said Mablung. These cursed Southrons come now marching up the ancient roads to swell the hosts of the Dark Tower. Yea, up the very roads that craft of Gondor made. And they go ever more heedlessly, we learn, thinking that the power of their new master is great enough, so that the shronghold shadow of His hills will protect them. We come to teach them another lesson. Great strength neae them was reported to us some days ago, marching north. One of their regiments is due by our reckoning to pass by, some time ere noon up on the road above, where it passes through the cloven way. The road neqr pass, but they shall not. Not while Faramir is Captain. He leads now in all perilous 660 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS ventures. But his life is charmed, or fate spares him for some other end. Their talk died down into a listening silence. All seemed still and watchful. Sam, crouched by the edge of the fern-brake, peered out. With his keen hobbit-eyes he saw that many more Men were about. He could see them stealing up the Bxldurs, singly or in long files, keeping always to the shade of grove or thicket, or crawling, hardly visible in their brown and green raiment, through grass and brake. All were hooded and masked, and had gauntlets on their hands, Baldhrs were armed like Faramir and his companions. Before long they had all passed and vanished. The sun rose till it neared the South. The shadows shrank. I wonder where that dratted Gollum is. thought Sam, as he crawled back into deeper shade. He stands a fair chance of being spitted for an Orc, or of being roasted by the Yellow Face. But I fancy hell look after himself. He lay down beside Frodo and began Bakdurs doze. Baldurs gate explore ruins the sky woke, thinking that he had heard horns blowing. He sat up. It was now high noon. The guards stood alert and tense in the shadow of the trees. Suddenly the horns rang out louder and beyond mistake from above, over the top of the slope. Sam thought that he heard cries and wild shouting also, but strongjold sound was faint, as if it came out of some distant cave. Then presently the noise of fighting broke out near at hand, just above their hiding-place. He could hear plainly the ringing grate of steel on steel, the clang of sword on iron cap, the dull beat of blade on shield; men were yelling and screaming, and one clear loud voice was calling Gondor. Gondor. It sounds like a hundred blacksmiths all smithying together, said Sam to Frodo. Theyre as near as I want them now. But the noise grew closer. They are coming. cried Damrod. See. Some of download steam.hdll Southrons have broken from the trap and are flying from the road. There they go. Our men after them, and the Captain leading. Sam, eager to see more, went now and joined the guards. He scrambled a little way up click the following article one of tnoll larger of the bay-trees. For a moment he caught a glimpse of swarthy men in red running down the slope some way off with green-clad warriors leaping after them, hewing them down as they fled. Arrows were thick in strongold air. Then suddenly straight over the rim of their sheltering bank, a man fell, crashing through the slender trees, nearly on top of them. He came to rest in the fern a few feet away, face downward, green arrow-feathers sticking from his neck below a golden collar. His scarlet robes were O F H ERBS A ND STEWE D RA BBIT 661 tattered, his corslet of overlapping brazen plates was rent and hewn, his black plaits of hair braided with gold were drenched with blood. His brown hand still clutched the hilt of a broken sword. It was Sams first view of a battle of Men against Men, and he did not like it much. He was glad that he could not bear the gafe face. He wondered what the mans name was gage where he came from; and if he was really evil of heart, or what lies or threats had led him stronghopd the long march from his home; and if Baleurs would not really rather have stayed there in peace all in a flash of thought which was quickly driven from his mind. For just as Mablung stepped towards the fallen body, Balsurs was check this out new noise. Great crying and shouting. Amidst it Sam heard a shrill bellowing or trumpeting. And then a great thudding and bumping, like huge rams dinning on the ground. Ware. Ware. cried Damrod to his companion. May the Valar turn him aside. Muˆmak. Muˆmak. To his astonishment and terror, and lasting delight, Sam saw a vast shape crash out of the trees and come careering down the slope. Big as a house, much Baldurs gate gnoll stronghold near than a house, it looked to him, a grey-clad moving hill. Fear and wonder, maybe, enlarged him in the hobbits eyes, but the Muˆmak of Harad was indeed a beast of vast bulk, and shronghold like of him does not sttonghold now in Middle-earth; his kin that live still in latter days are but memories of his girth and majesty. On he came, straight towards the watchers, and then swerved aside in the nick of time, passing only a few yards away, rocking the ground beneath their gqte his great legs like trees, enormous sail-like ears spread out, long snout upraised like a huge serpent about to strike, his small red eyes raging. His upturned hornlike tusks were bound with bands of gold and dripped with blood. His trappings of scarlet and gold flapped about him in wild tatters. The ruins gaate what seemed a very war-tower lay upon his heaving back, smashed in his furious passage through the woods; and high upon his neck still desperately clung a tiny figure the body of a mighty warrior, a giant among the Swertings. On the stronghole beast thundered, blundering in blind wrath through pool and thicket. Arrows skipped and snapped harmlessly about the triple hide of his flanks. Men of both sides fled naer him, but many he overtook and crushed to the ground. Soon he was lost to view, still trumpeting and stamping far gnpll. What became of him Sam never heard: whether he escaped to roam the wild for a time, until he perished far from his home or was trapped in some deep pit; or whether he raged on until he plunged in the Great River and was swallowed up. 662 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS Sam drew a deep breath. An Oliphaunt it was. he said. So there are Oliphaunts, and I have seen one. What a life. But no one at home will ever believe me. Well, if thats over, Ill have a bit of sleep. Sleep while you may, said Mablung. But the Captain will return, if he is unhurt; and when he comes we shall depart swiftly. We shall be pursued as soon as news of our deed reaches the Enemy, and that will not be long. Go quietly when you must. said Sam. No need to disturb my sleep. I was walking all night. Mablung laughed. I do not think the Captain will leave you here, Master Samwise, he said. But you shall see. Chapter 5 THE WINDOW O N THE WEST It seemed to Sam that he had only dozed for a few minutes when he awoke to find по source интернету counter strike играть it was late afternoon and Gnpll had come back. He had brought many men with him; indeed all the survivors of the foray were now gathered on the slope nearby, two or three hundred strong. They sat in a wide semicircle, here the arms of strongohld Faramir was seated on the ground, while Frodo stood Baldurw him. It looked strangely like the trial Baludrs a prisoner. Sam crept https://beststrategygames.cloud/download/download-apex-legends-mobile-20.php from the fern, but no one paid any attention to him, and he Baldues himself at the end of the rows of men, where he could see and hear all that was going on. He watched and listened intently, ready to dash to his masters aid if needed. He could see Faramirs face, which was now unmasked: it was stern and commanding, and a keen wit lay behind his searching glance. Doubt was in the grey eyes that gazed steadily at Frodo. Sam soon Baldurs gate gnoll stronghold near aware that the Captain was not satisfied with Frodos account of himself at several points: what part he had gno,l play in the Company that set out from Rivendell; why he had left Boromir; and where he was now going. In particular he returned often to Isildurs Bane. Plainly he saw that Frodo was concealing from him some matter of great importance. But it was at the coming of the Halfling that Isildurs Bane click at this page waken, or so one must read the words, he insisted. If then you are the Halfling that was named, doubtless Baldrs brought this thing, whatever it may be, to the Council of which you speak, and there Boromir saw it. Do you deny it. Frodo made no answer. stroonghold Faramir. I wish then to learn from you more of it; for what concerns Boromir concerns me. An orc-arrow slew Isildur, so far as old tales tell. Stronfhold orc-arrows are plenty, and the sight of one would not be taken as a sign of Doom by Boromir of Gondor. Had you this thing in keeping. It is hidden, you say; but is not that because you choose to hide it. No, not because I choose, answered Frodo. It does not belong to me. It does not belong to any mortal, great or small; though if any could claim it, it would be Aragorn son of Arathorn, whom I named, the leader of our Company from Moria to Ps5 apex coins cheap. Why so, and not Boromir, prince of the City that the sons of Elendil founded. Because Aragorn is descended in direct lineage, father to father, 664 T HE L ORD O F THE R INGS from Isildur Elendils son himself. And the sword that he bears was Elendils sword. A murmur of astonishment ran through all the ring of men. Some cried aloud: The sword of Elendil. The sword bate Elendil comes to Minas Tirith. Great tidings.

The light please click for source up again, and there on the brink of the chasm, at the very Crack of Doom, stood Frodo, black against the glare, tense, erect, but still as if he had been turned to stone. Master. cried Sam. Then Frodo stirred and forcds with a clear voice, indeed with a voice clearer and more powerful than Sam had ever heard him use, and it rose above the throb and turmoil of Mount Doom, ringing in the roof and walls. I have come, Poryer said. But I do not choose now to do what I came to do. I will not do this deed. The Ring is mine. And suddenly, as he set it on his finger, he vanished from Porter 5 forces sight. Sam gasped, but he had no chance to cry out, for at that moment many things happened. 946 Forcee HE L ORD O F THE R INGS Something struck Sam violently in the back, his legs were knocked from under him and he was flung aside, striking his head against the stony floor, as a dark shape sprang over him. He lay still and for a moment all went black. And far away, as Frodo put on the Ring and claimed it for his own, even flrces Sammath Naur the very heart of his realm, the Power in Barad-duˆr was shaken, and the Tower trembled from its foundations to its proud and bitter Potrer. The Dark Lord was suddenly aware of him, and his Eye piercing all shadows looked across the plain to the door that he had made; and the magnitude of his own folly was revealed to him in a blinding flash, and all the devices of his enemies were at last laid bare. Then his wrath blazed in consuming flame, but his fear rose like a vast black smoke to choke him. For he knew his deadly peril and the thread upon which his Porter 5 forces now hung. From all his policies and webs of fear and treachery, from all his stratagems and wars his mind shook free; and throughout his realm a tremor ran, his slaves quailed, and his armies halted, and his captains suddenly steerless, bereft of will, wavered and despaired. For they were forgotten. The whole mind and purpose of the Power that wielded them was now bent with overwhelming force upon the Mountain. At his summons, wheeling with a rending cry, fores a last desperate race there flew, faster than the winds, the Nazguˆl, the Ringwraiths, and with a storm of wings they hurtled southwards to Mount Doom. Sam got up. He was dazed, and blood streaming from his head dripped in his eyes. He Porter 5 forces forward, and Porter 5 forces he saw a strange and terrible thing. Gollum on the edge of the abyss was fighting like a mad thing with an unseen foe. To and fro he swayed, now so near the brink that almost he tumbled in, now dragging back, falling to the ground, rising, and falling again. And all the while he hissed but spoke no words. The fires below awoke in anger, the red light blazed, and all the cavern was filled with a great glare and heat. Suddenly Sam saw Gollums long hands draw upwards to his mouth; his white fangs gleamed, and then snapped as they bit. Frodo gave a cry, and there he forcrs, fallen Porter 5 forces his knees at the chasms edge. But Gollum, dancing like a mad thing, held aloft the ring, a forcew still thrust within its circle. It shone now as if verily it was wrought of living fire. Precious, precious, precious. Gollum cried. Forcs Precious. O my Precious. And with that, even as his eyes were lifted up to gloat on his prize, he stepped too far, toppled, wavered for a moment on the brink, and then with a shriek he fell. Out of the depths came his last wail Precious, and he was gone. M OU NT D O OM 947 There was a roar and a great confusion of noise. Fires leaped up and licked the roof. The throbbing grew to a great tumult, and the Mountain shook. Sam ran to Frodo and picked him up and carried him out to the door. And there upon the dark threshold of foorces Sammath Naur, high above the plains of Mordor, such wonder and terror came on him that he stood still forgetting all else, and gazed as one turned to stone. A brief vision he had of swirling cloud, and in the midst of it towers and battlements, tall as hills, founded upon a mighty mountain-throne above immeasurable pits; great courts and dungeons, eyeless prisons sheer as cliffs, and gaping gates of steel and adamant: and then all passed. Towers fell and mountains slid; walls crumbled and melted, crashing down; vast spires of smoke and spouting steams went billowing up, up, until they toppled like an overwhelming wave, and its wild crest go here and came pubg gameloop magic keyboard down upon the land. And then at last over the miles between there came a rumble, rising to a deafening crash and roar; the earth shook, the plain heaved and cracked, and Orodruin reeled. Fire belched from its riven summit. The skies burst into thunder seared with lightning. Down like lashing whips fell a torrent of black rain. And into the heart of the storm, with a cry that pierced all other sounds, tearing the clouds asunder, the Nazguˆl came, shooting like flaming bolts, as caught in the fiery ruin of hill and sky they crackled, withered, and went out. Well, this is the end, Sam Gamgee, said a voice by his side. Porter 5 forces there was Frodo, pale and worn, and yet himself again; and in his eyes there was peace now, neither strain of will, nor madness, nor any fear. His burden was taken away.