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in wonder at the carcase of the fell beast that lay there�此�and their steeds would not go near。 But 
└omer leaped from the saddle�察�and grief and dismay fell upon him as he came to the king's side and 
stood there in silence。
     Then one of the knights took the king's banner from the hand of Guthl│f the banner´bearer who 
lay dead�察�and he lifted it up。 Slowly Th└oden opened his eyes。 Seeing the banner he made a sign 
that it should be given to └omer。
     'Hail�察�King of the Mark��' he said。 'Ride now to victory� �Bid └owyn farewell��' And so he died�察�
and knew not that └owyn lay near him。 And those who stood by wept�察�crying�此�'Th└oden King� �
Th└oden King��'
     But └omer said to them��

          Mourn not overmuch� �Mighty was the fallen��
           meet was his ending。 When his mound is raised��
           women then shall weep。 War now calls us��

     Yet he himself wept as he spoke。 'Let his knights remain here��' he said�察�'and bear his body in 
honour from the field�察�lest the battle ride over it� �Yea�察�and all these other of the king's men that lie 
here。' And he looked at the slain�察�recalling their names。 Then suddenly he beheld his sister └owyn 
as she lay�察�and he knew her。 He stood a moment as a man who is pierced in the midst of a cry by an 
arrow through the heart�察�and then his face went deathly white�察�and a cold fury rose in him�察�so that 
all speech failed him for a while。 A fey mood took him。
     '└owyn�察;�owyn��' he cried at last�此�'└owyn�察�how e you here�拭�What madness or devilry is this�拭�
Death�察�death�察�death� �Death take us all��'
     Then without taking counsel or waiting for the approach of the men of the City�察�he spurred 
headlong back to the front of the great host�察�and blew a horn�察�and cried aloud for the onset。 Over 
the field rang his clear voice calling�此�'Death� �Ride�察�ride to ruin and the world's ending��'
     And with that the host began to move。 But the Rohirrim sang no more。 _Death_ they cried with 
one voice loud and terrible�察�and gathering speed like a great tide their battle swept about their fallen 
king and passed�察�roaring away southwards。

     And still Meriadoc the hobbit stood there blinking through his tears and no one spoke to him�察�
indeed none seemed to heed him。 He brushed away the tears�察�and stooped to pick up the green 
shield that └owyn had given him�察�and he slung it at his back。 Then he looked for his sword that he 
had let fall�察�for even as he struck his blow his arm was numbed�察�and now he could only use his left 
hand。 And behold� �there lay his weapon�察�but the blade was smoking like a dry branch that has been 
thrust in a fire�察�and as he watched it�察�it writhed and withered and was consumed。
     So passed the sword of the Barrow´downs�察�work of Westernesse。 But glad would he have been 
to know its fate who wrought it slowly long ago in the North´kingdom when the D┣nedain were 
young�察�and chief among their foes was the dread realm of Angmar and its sorcerer king。 No other 
blade�察�not though mightier hands had wielded it�察�would have dealt that foe a wound so bitter�察�
cleaving the undead flesh�察�breaking the spell that knit his unseen sinews to his will。

     Men now raised the king�察�and laying cloaks upon spear´truncheons they made shift to bear him 
away towards the City�察�and others lifted └owyn gently up and bore her after him。 But the men of 
the king's household they could not yet bring from the field�察�for seven of the king's knights had 
fallen there�察�and D└orwine their chief was among them。 So they laid them apart from their foes and 
the fell beast and set spears about them。 And afterwards when all was over men returned and made 
a fire there and burned the carcase of the beast�察�but for Snowmane they dug a grave and set up a 
stone upon which was carved in the tongues of Gondor and the Mark��

          Faithful servant yet master's bane
           Lightfoot's foal�察�swift Snowmane。

     Green and long grew the grass on Snowmane's Howe�察�but ever black and bare was the ground 
where the beast was burned。

     Now slowly and sadly Merry walked beside the bearers�察�and he gave no more heed to the battle。 
He was weary and full of pain�察�and his limbs trembled as with a chill。 A great rain came out of the 
Sea�察�and it seemed that all things wept for Th└oden and └owyn�察�quenching the fires in the City with 
grey tears。 It was through a mist that presently he saw the van of the men of Gondor approaching。 
Imrahil�察�Prince of Dol Amroth�察�rode up and drew rein before them。
     'What burden do you bear�察�Men of Rohan��' he cried。
     'Th└oden King��' they answered。 'He is dead。 But └omer King now rides in the battle�此�he with the 
white crest in the wind。'
     Then the prince went from his horse�察�and knelt by the bier in honour of the king and his great 
onset�察�and he wept。 And rising he looked then on └owyn and was amazed。 'Surely�察�here is a 
woman��' he said。 'Have even the women of the Rohirrim e to war in our need��'
     'Nay� �One only��' they answered。 'The Lady └owyn is she�察�sister of └omer�察�and we knew naught 
of her riding until this hour�察�and greatly we rue it。'
     Then the prince seeing her beauty�察�though her face was pale and cold�察�touched her hand as he 
bent to look more closely on her。 'Men of Rohan��' he cried。 'Are there no leeches among you�拭�She 
is hurt to the death maybe�察�but I deem that she yet lives。' And he held the bright´burnished 
vambrace that was upon his arm before her cold tips�察�and behold� �a little mist was laid on it hardly 
to be seen。
     'Haste now is needed��' he said�察�and he sent one riding back swiftly to the City to bring aid。 But 
he bowing low to the fallen�察�bade them farewell�察�and mounting rode away into battle。

     And now the fighting waxed furious on the fields of the Pelennor�察�and the din of arms rose upon 
high�察�with the crying of men and the neighing of horses。 Horns were blown and trumpets were 
braying�察�and the _m��makil_ were bellowing as they were goaded to war。 Under the south walls of 
the City the footmen of Gondor now drove against the legions of Morgul that were still gathered 
there in strength。 But the horsemen rode eastward to the succour of └omer�此�H┣rin the Tall Warden 
of the Keys�察�and the Lord of Lossarnach�察�and Hirluin of the Green Hills�察�and Prince Imrahil the fair 
with his knights all about him。
     Not too soon came their aid to the Rohirrim�察�for fortune had turned against └omer�察�and his fury 
had betrayed him。 The great wrath of his onset had utterly overthrown the front of his enemies�察�and 
great wedges of his Riders had passed clear through the ranks of the Southrons�察�disfiting their 
horsemen and riding their footmen to ruin。 But wherever the _m��makil_ came there the horses 
would not go�察�but blenched and swerved away�察�and the great monsters were unfought�察�and stood 
like towers of defence�察�and the Haradrim rallied about them。 And if the Rohirrim at their onset were 
thrice outnumbered by the Haradrim alone�察�soon their case became worse�察�for new strength came 
now streaming to the field out of Osgiliath。 There they had been mustered for the sack of the City 
and the rape of Gondor�察�waiting on the call of their Captain。 He now was destroyed�察�but Gothmog 
the lieutenant of Morgul had flung them into the fray�察�Easterlings with axes�察�and Variags of Khand。 
Southrons in scarlet�察�and out of Far Harad black men like half´trolls with white eyes and red 
tongues。 Some now hastened up behind the Rohirrim�察�others held westward to hold off the forces of 
Gondor and prevent their joining with Rohan。
     It was even as the day thus began to turn against Gondor and their hope wavered that a new cry 
went up in the City�察�it being then midmorning�察�and a great wind blowing�察�and the rain flying north�察�
and the sun shining。 In that clear air watchmen on the walls saw afar a new sight of fear�察�and their 
last hope left them。
     For Anduin�察�from the bend at the Harlond�察�so flowed that from the City men could look down it 
lengthwise for some leagues�察�and the far´sighted could see any ships that approached。 And looking 
thither they cried in dismay�察�for black against the glittering stream they beheld a fleet borne up on 
the wind�此�dromunds�察�and ships of great draught with many oars�察�and with black sails bellying in the 
breeze。
     'The Corsairs of Umbar��' men shouted。 'The Corsairs of Umbar� �Look� �The Corsairs of Umbar 
are ing� �So Belfalas is taken�察�and the Ethir�察�and Lebennin is gone。 The Corsairs are upon us� �It 
is the last stroke of doom��'
     And some without order�察�for none could he found to mand them in the City�察�ran to the bells 
and tolled the alarm�察�and some blew the trumpets sounding the retreat。 'Back to the walls��' they 
cried。 'Back to the walls� �e back to the City before all are overwhelmed��' But the wind that 
sped the ships blew all their clamour away。
     The Rohirrim indeed had no need of news or alarm。 All too well they could see for themselves 
the black sails。 For └omer was now scarcely a mile from the Harlond�察�and a great press of his first 
foes was between him and the haven there�察�while new foes came swirling behind�察�cutting him off 
from the Prince。 Now he looked to the River�察�and hope died in his heart�察�and the wind that he had 
blessed he now called accursed。 But the hosts of Mordor were enheartened�察�and filled with a new 
lust and fury they came yelling to the onset。
     Stern now was └omer's mood�察�and his mind clear again。 He let blow the horns to rally all men to 
his banner that could e thither�察�for he thought to make a great shield´wall at the last�察�and stand�察�
and fight there on foot till all fell�察�and do deeds of song on the fields of Pelennor�察�though no man 
should be left in the West to remember the last King of the Mark。 So he rode to a green hillock and 
there set his banner�察�and the White Horse ran rippling in the wind。

          Out of doubt�察�out of dark to the day's rising
           I came singing in the sun�察�sword unsheathing。
           To hope's end I rode and to heart's breaking��
           Now for wrath�察�now for ruin and a red nightfall��

     These staves he spoke�察�yet he laughed as he said them。 For once more lust of battle was on him�察�
and he was still unsc
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