The Lays of Beleriand
“3435 'To such dark straits, alas! now brought are ye I love, for whom I fought.
Nor further with you can I go - whoever did a great hound know in friendship at a werewolf's side 3440 to Angband's grinning portals stride?
Yet my heart tells that at the gate what there ye find, 'twill be my fate myself to see, though to that door my feet shall bear me nevermore. 3445 Darkened is hope and dimmed my eyes, I see not clear what further lies; yet maybe backwards leads your path beyond all hope to Dori...ath, and thither, perchance, we three shall wend, 3450 and meet again before the end.' They stood and marvelled thus to hear his mighty tongue so deep and clear; then sudden he vanished from their sight even at the onset of the night. 3455 His dreadful counsel then they took, and their own gracious forms forsook; in werewolf fell and batlike wing prepared to robe them, shuddering.
With elvish magic Luthien wrought, lest raiment foul with evil fraught to dreadful madness drive their hearts; and there she wrought with elvish arts a strong defence, a binding power, singing until the midnight hour.MoreLess
Nor further with you can I go - whoever did a great hound know in friendship at a werewolf's side 3440 to Angband's grinning portals stride?
Yet my heart tells that at the gate what there ye find, 'twill be my fate myself to see, though to that door my feet shall bear me nevermore. 3445 Darkened is hope and dimmed my eyes, I see not clear what further lies; yet maybe backwards leads your path beyond all hope to Dori...ath, and thither, perchance, we three shall wend, 3450 and meet again before the end.' They stood and marvelled thus to hear his mighty tongue so deep and clear; then sudden he vanished from their sight even at the onset of the night. 3455 His dreadful counsel then they took, and their own gracious forms forsook; in werewolf fell and batlike wing prepared to robe them, shuddering.
With elvish magic Luthien wrought, lest raiment foul with evil fraught to dreadful madness drive their hearts; and there she wrought with elvish arts a strong defence, a binding power, singing until the midnight hour.MoreLess
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