the silmarillion- 第20部分

　
But　seeing　the　assault　upon　Tilion　the　Valar　were　in　doubt；　fearing　what　the　malice　and　cunning　of　Morgoth　　
might　yet　contrive　against　them。　Being　unwilling　to　make　war　upon　him　in　Middle…earth；　they　remembered　nonetheless　　
the　ruin　of　Almaren；　and　they　resolved　that　the　like　should　not　befall　Valinor。　Therefore　at　that　time　they　fortified　their　　
land　anew；　and　they　raised　up　the　mountain…walls　of　the　Pelóri　to　sheer　and　dreadful　heights；　east；　north；　and　south。　　
Their　outer　sides　were　dark　and　smooth；　without　foothold　or　ledge；　and　they　fell　in　great　precipices　with　faces　hard　as　　
glass；　and　rose　up　to　towers　with　crowns　of　white　ice。　A　sleepless　watch　was　set　upon　them；　and　no　pass　led　through　　
them；　save　only　at　the　Calacirya：　but　that　pass　the　Valar　did　not　close；　because　of　the　Eldar　that　were　faithful；　and　in　the　　
city　of　Tirion　upon　the　green　hill　Finarfin　yet　ruled　the　remnant　of　the　Noldor　in　the　deep　cleft　of　the　mountains。　For　all　　
those　of　elven…race；　even　the　Vanyar　and　Ingw？　their　lord；　must　breathe　at　times　the　outer　air　and　the　wind　that　es　　
over　the　sea　from　the　lands　of　their　birth；　and　the　Valar　would　not　sunder　the　Teleri　wholly　from　their　kin。　But　in　the　　
Calacirya　they　set　strong　towers　and　many　sentinels；　and　at　its　issue　upon　the　plains　of　Valmar　a　host　was　encamped；　so　　
that　neither　bird　nor　beast　nor　elf　nor　man；　nor　any　creature　beside　that　dwelt　in　Middle…earth；　could　pass　that　leaguer。　
And　in　that　time　also；　which　songs　call　Nurtal？　Valinóreva；　the　Hiding　of　Valinor；　the　Enchanted　Isles　were　set；　　
and　ail　the　seas　about　them　were　filled　with　shadows　and　bewilderment。　And　these　isles　were　strung　as　a　net　in　the　　
Shadowy　Seas　from　the　north　to　the　south；　before　Tol　Eress？a；　the　Lonely　Isle；　is　reached　by　one　sailing　west。　Hardly　　
might　any　vessel　pass　between　them；　for　in　the　dangerous　sounds　the　waves　sighed　for　ever　upon　dark　rocks　shrouded　in　　
mist。　And　in　the　twilight　a　great　weariness　came　upon　mariners　and　a　loathing　of　the　sea；　but　all　that　ever　set　foot　upon　　
the　islands　were　there　entrapped；　and　slept　until　the　Change　of　the　World。　Thus　it　was　that　as　Mandos　foretold　to　them　in　　
Araman　the　Blessed　Realm　was　shut　against　the　Noldor；　and　of　the　many　messengers　that　in　after　days　sailed　into　the　　
West　none　came　ever　to　Valinor　…　save　one　only：　the　mightiest　mariner　of　song。　
　
　
Chapter　12　
Of　Men　
The　Valar　sat　now　behind　their　mountains　at　peace；　and　having　given　light　to　Middle…earth　they　left　it　for　long　untended；　　
and　the　lordship　of　Morgoth　was　uncontested　save　by　the　valour　of　the　Noldor。　Most　in　mind　Ulmo　kept　the　exiles；　who　　
gathered　news　of　the　Earth　through　all　the　waters。　
From　this　time　forth　were　reckoned　the　Years　of　the　Sun。　Swifter　and　briefer　are　they　than　the　long　Years　of　the　　
Trees　in　Valinor。　In　that　time　the　air　of　Middle…earth　became　heavy　with　the　breath　of　growth　and　mortality；　and　the　　
changing　and　ageing　of　all　things　was　hastened　exceedingly；　life　teemed　upon　the　soil　and　in　the　waters　in　the　Second　　
Spring　of　Arda；　and　the　Eldar　increased；　and　beneath　the　new　Sun　Beleriand　grew　green　and　fair。　
　
At　the　first　rising　of　the　Sun　the　Younger　Children　of　Ilúvatar　awoke　in　the　land　of　Hildórien　in　the　eastward　　
regions　of　Middle…earth；　but　the　first　Sun　arose　in　the　West；　and　the　opening　eyes　of　Men　were　turned　towards　it；　and　　
their　feet　as　they　wandered　over　the　Earth　for　the　most　part　strayed　that　way。　The　Atani　they　were　named　by　the　Eldar；　　
the　Second　People；　but　they　called　them　also　Hildor；　the　Followers；　and　many　other　names：　Apanónar；　the　After…born；　　
Engwar；　the　Sickly；　and　Fírimar；　the　Mortals；　and　they　named　them　the　Usurpers；　the　Strangers；　and　the　Inscrutable；　the　　
Self…cursed；　the　Heavy…handed；　the　Night…fearers；　the　Children　of　the　Sun。　Of　Men　little　is　told　in　these　tales；　which　　
concern　the　Eldest　Days　before　the　waxing　of　mortals　and　the　waning　of　the　Elves；　save　of　those　fathers　of　men；　the　　
Atanatári；　who　in　the　first　years　of　the　Sun　and　Moon　wandered　into　the　North　of　the　world。　To　Hildórien　there　came　no　　
Vala　to　guide　Men；　or　to　summon　them　to　dwell　in　Valinor；　and　Men　have　feared　the　Valar；　rather　than　loved　them；　and　　
have　not　understood　the　purposes　of　the　Powers；　being　at　variance　with　them；　and　at　strife　with　the　world。　Ulmo　　
nonetheless　took　thought　for　them　aiding　the　counsel　and　will　of　Manw？；　and　his　messages　came　often　to　them　by　stream　　
and　flood。　But　they　have　not　skill　in　such　matters；　and　still　less　had　they　in　those　days　before　they　had　mingled　with　the　　
Elves。　Therefore　they　loved　the　waters；　and　their　hearts　were　stirred；　but　they　understood　not　the　messages。　Yet　it　is　told　　
that　ere　long　they　met　Dark　Elves　in　many　places；　and　were　befriended　by　them；　and　Men　became　the　panions　and　　
disciples　in　their　childhood　of　these　ancient　folk；　wanderers　of　the　Elven…race　who　never　set　out　upon　the　paths　to　　
Valinor；　and　knew　of　the　Valar　only　as　a　rumour　and　a　distant　name。　
Morgoth　had　then　not　long　e　back　into　Middle…earth；　and　his　power　went　not　far　abroad；　and　was　moreover　　
checked　by　the　sudden　ing　of　great　light。　There　was　little　peril　in　the　lands　and　hills；　and　there　new　things；　devised　　
long　ages　before　in　the　thought　of　Yavanna　and　sown　as　seed　in　the　dark；　came　at　last　to　their　budding　and　their　bloom。　　
West；　North；　and　South　the　children　of　Men　spread　and　wandered；　and　their　joy　was　the　joy　of　the　morning　before　the　　
dew　is　dry；　when　every　leaf　is　green。　
But　the　dawn　is　brief　and　the　day　full　often　belies　its　promise；　and　now　the　time　drew　on　to　the　great　wars　of　the　　
powers　of　the　North；　when　Noldor　and　Sindar　and　Men　strove　against　the　hosts　of　Morgoth　Bauglir；　and　went　down　in　　
ruin。　To　this　end　the　cunning　lies　of　Morgoth　that　he　sowed　of　old；　and　sowed　ever　anew　among　his　foes；　and　the　curse　　
that　came　of　the　slaying　at　Alqualond？；　and　the　oath　of　F？anor；　were　ever　at　work。　Only　a　part　is　here　told　of　the　deeds　of　　
those　days；　and　most　is　said　of　the　Noldor；　and　the　Silmarils；　and　the　mortals　that　became　entangled　in　their　fate。　In　those　　
days　Elves　and　Men　were　of　like　stature　and　strength　of　body；　but　the　Elves　had　greater　wisdom；　and　skill；　and　beauty；　　
and　those　who　had　dwelt　in　Valinor　and　looked　upon　the　Powers　as　much　surpassed　the　Dark　Elves　in　these　things　as　　
they　in　turn　surpassed　the　people　of　mortal　race。　Only　to　the　realm　of　Doriath；　whose　queen　Melian　was　of　the　kindred　　
of　Valar；　did　the　Sindar　e　near　to　match　the　Calaquendi　of　the　Blessed　Realm。　
Immortal　were　the　Elves；　and　their　wisdom　waxed　from　age　to　age；　and　no　sickness　nor　pestilence　brought　death　　
to　them。　Their　bodies　indeed　were　of　the　stuff　of　Earth；　and　could　be　destroyed；　and　in　those　days　they　were　more　like　to　　
the　bodies　of　Men；　since　they　had　not　so　long　been　inhabited　by　the　fire　of　their　spirit；　which　consumes　them　from　within　　
in　the　courses　of　time。　But　Men　were　more　frail；　more　easily　slain　by　weapon　or　mischance；　and　less　easily　healed；　　
subject　to　sickness　and　many　ills；　and　they　grew　old　and　died。　What　may　befall　their　spirits　after　death　the　Elves　know　　
not。　Some　say　that　they　too　go　to　the　halls　of　Mandos；　but　their　place　of　waiting　there　is　not　that　of　the　Elves；　and　　
Mandos　under　Ilúvatar　alone　save　Manw？　knows　whither　they　go　after　the　time　of　recollection　in　those　silent　halls　　
beside　the　Outer　Sea。　None　have　ever　e　back　from　the　mansions　of　the　dead；　save　only　Beren　son　of　Barahir；　whose　　
hand　had　touched　a　Silmaril；　but　he　never　spoke　afterward　to　mortal　Men。　The　fate　of　Men　after　death；　maybe；　is　not　in　　
the　hands　of　the　Valar；　nor　was　all　foretold　in　the　Music　of　the　Ainur。　
In　after　days；　when　because　of　the　triumph　of　Morgoth　Elves　and　Men　became　estranged；　as　be　most　wished；　　
those　of　the　Elven…race　that　lived　still　in　Middle…earth　waned　and　faded；　and　Men　usurped　the　sunlight。　Then　the　Quendi　　
wandered　in　the　lonely　places　of　the　great　lands　and　the　isles；　and　took　to　the　moonlight　and　the　starlight；　and　to　the　　
woods　and　caves；　being　as　shadows　and　memories；　save　those　who　ever　and　anon　set　sail　into　the　West　and　vanished　　
from　Middle…earth。　But　in　the　dawn　of　years　Elves　and　Men　were　allies　and　held　themselves　akin；　and　there　were　some　　
among　Men　that　learned　the　wisdom　of　the　Eldar；　and　became　great　and　valiant　among　the　captains　of　the　Noldor。　And　　
in　the　glory　and　beauty　of　the　Elves；　and　in　their　fate；　full　share　had　the　offspring　of　elf　and　mortal；　E？rendil；　and　　
Elwing；　and　Elrond　their　child。　
　
　
Chapter　13　
Of　the　Return　of　the　Noldor　
It　has　been　told　that　F？anor　and　his　sons　came　first　of　the　Exiles　to　Middle…earth；　and　landed　in　the　waste　of　Lammoth；　　
the　Great　Echo；　upon　the　outer　shores　of　the　Firth　of　Drengist　And　even　as　the　Noldor　set　foot　upon　the　strand　their　cries　　
were　taken　up　into　the　hills　and　multiplied；　so　that　a　clamour　as　of　countless　mighty　voices　filled　all　the　coasts　of　the　　
North；　and　the　noise　of　the　burning　of　the　ships　at　Losgar　went　down　the　winds　of　the　sea　as　a　tumult　of　great　wrath；　and　　
far　away　all　who　heard　that　sound　were　filled　with　wonder。　
Now　the　flames　of　that　burning　were　seen　not　only　by　Fingolfin；　whom　F？anor　had　deserted　in　Araman；　but　also　　
by　the　Orcs　and　the　watchers　of　Morgoth。　No　tale　has　told　what　Morgoth　thought　in　his　heart　at　the　tidings　that　F？anor；　　
his　bitterest　foe；　had　brought　a　host　out　of　the　West。　It　may　be　that　he　feared　him　little；　for　he　had　as　yet　no　proof　of　the　　
swords　of　the　Noldor；　and　soon　it　was　seen　that　he　purposed　to　drive　them　back　into　the　sea。　
Under　the　cold　stars　before　the　rising　of　the　Moon　the　host　of　F？anor　went　up　the　long　Firth　of　Drengist　that　　
pierced　the　Echoing　Hills　of　Ered　Lómin；　and　passed　thus　from　the　shores　into　the　great　land　of　Hithlum；　and　they　came　　
at　length　to　the　long　lake　of　Mithrim；　and　upon　its　northern　shore　made　their　encampment　in　the　region　that　bore　the　　
same　name。　But　the　host　of　Morgoth；　aroused　by　the　tumult　of　Lam…moth　and　the　light　of　the　burning　at　Losgar；　came　　
through　the　passes　of　Ered　Wethrin；　the　Mountains　of　Shadow；　and　assailed　F？anor　on　a　sudden；　before　his　camp　was　　
full…wrought　or　put　in　defence；　and　there　on　the　grey　fields　of　Mithrim　was　fought　the　Second　Battle　in　the　Wars　of　　
Beleriand。　Dagor…nuin…Giliath　it　is　named；　the　Battle…under…Stars；　for　the　Moon　had　not　yet　risen；　and　it　is　renowned　in　　
song。　The　Noldor；　outnumbered　and　taken　at　unawares；　were　yet　swiftly　victorious；　for　the　light　of　Aman　was　not　yet　　
dimmed　in　their　eyes；　and　they　were　strong　and　swift；　and　deadly　in　anger；　and　their　swords　were　long　and　terrible。　The　　
Orcs　fled　before　them；　and　they　were　driven　forth　from　Mithrim　with　great　slaughter；　and　hunted　over　the　Mountains　of　　
Shadow　into　the　great　plain　of　Ard…galen；　that　lay　northward　of　Dorthonion。　There　the　armies　of　Morgoth　that　had　　
passed　south　into　the　Vale　of　Sirion　and　beleaguered　Círdan　in　the　Havens　of　the　Falas　came　up　to　their　aid；　and　were　　
caught　in　their　ruin。　For　Celegorm；　F？anor's　son；　having　news　of　them；　waylaid　them　with　a　part　of　the　Elven…host；　and　　
ing　down　upon　them　out　of　the　hills　near　Eithel　Sirion　drove　them　into　the　Fen　of　Serech。　Evil　indeed　w