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于是，众人聆听埃尔隆德以清晰的声音讲述起索隆和“力量之戒”的故事，以及这些戒指是如何在很久以前于世界的第二纪元中铸成。在座一些人知道这个故事的片段，但没有人知道全部来龙去脉；随着埃尔隆德娓娓道来，许多人都向他投去了恐惧与讶异的目光。他说到了埃瑞吉安的精灵工匠，说到了他们与墨瑞亚的友谊和对知识的渴切，而索隆正是利用后者诱使他们落入了圈套。因为彼时索隆的外貌尚未显露邪恶，埃瑞吉安的精灵工匠接受了他的帮助，工艺大为精进，而他则学会了他们所有的秘技，并且背叛了他们，在火焰之山中秘密铸造了至尊戒，要主宰他们。然而，凯勒布林博察觉了他的企图，便将自己锻造的精灵三戒隐藏起来；于是战火燃起，埃瑞吉安沦为废墟，墨瑞亚大门紧闭。

接着，埃尔隆德历数了这枚魔戒此后多年的踪迹。由于那段历史在别处有所记载——正是埃尔隆德本人将之录入自己的学识书籍当中——此处就不再赘言。那是个很长的故事，充满了伟大又可畏的功绩。尽管埃尔隆德只是简述，但等他说完，早晨几乎过去，太阳也已经升得很高了。

他讲到了努门诺尔，讲到了它的荣光与堕落，还讲到人中王者乘着风暴的翅膀远渡重洋，回到了中洲。

——《魔戒》卷二第二章“埃尔隆德的会议”

纪念普莉西拉·鲁埃尔·托尔金

（1929—2022）

中洲之友的永恒友人

彩图目录

努门诺尔的沦亡——前环衬

维拉的大军下到安格班——第 32 页后

努门诺尔地图*——第 44 页后

自安督尼依向西望——第 64 页后

阿勒达瑞安离开努门诺尔——第 114 页后

巴拉督尔的建造——第 178 页后

力量之戒的铸成——第 188 页后

加拉德瑞尔带领精灵通过墨瑞亚——第 192 页后

索隆的神庙——第 260 页后

阿尔-法拉宗攻打维林诺——第 272 页后

吉尔-加拉德越过迷雾山脉——第 294 页后

精灵与人类的最后联盟——第 300 页后

第三纪元末的中洲西部地图 ——后环衬 PqtCPIFZlGbeS6X7x0EcIBC0/vTPvbhvmzbKJdNUIgCGs7bswUa4NdFkGGLtpooU