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archway of trees, through which they saw the shimmer of
water far away.
As they came to the opening in the wood, they were surprised
to see knights in bright mail and tall guards in silver
and black standing there, who greeted them with honour
and bowed before them. And then one blew a long trumpet,
and they went on through the aisle of trees beside the singing
stream. So they came to a wide green land, and beyond
it was a broad river in a silver haze, out of which rose a
long wooded isle, and many ships lay by its shores. But
on the field where they now stood a great host was drawn
up, in ranks and companies glittering in the sun. And as the
Hobbits approached swords were unsheathed, and spears
were shaken, and horns and trumpets sang, and men cried
with many voices and in many tongues:
‘Long live the Halflings! Praise them with great praise!
Cuio i Pheriain anann! Aglar’ni Pheriannath!
Praise them with great praise, Frodo and Samwise!
Daur a Berhael, Conin en Annûn! Eglerio!
Praise them!
Eglerio!
A laita te, laita te! Andave laituvalmet!
Praise them!
Cormacolindor, a laita tárienna!
Praise them! The Ring-bearers, praise them with great
praise!’
And so the red blood blushing in their faces and their eyes
shining with wonder, Frodo and Sam went forward and saw
that amidst the clamorous host were set three high-seats built
of green turves. Behind the seat upon the right floated, white
on green, a great horse running free; upon the left was a
banner, silver upon blue, a ship swan-prowed faring on the
sea; but behind the highest throne in the midst of all a great
standard was spread in the breeze, and there a white tree
flowered upon a sable field beneath a shining crown and