O Professor Tolkien lê um excerto da obra "O Senhor dos Anéis - A Irmandade do Anel". Podem encontrá-lo no Livro I, capítulo XI - "Uma faca na escuridão". Aquando da sua fuga para Rivendell, Sam chega a cantar uma parte de um velho poema acerca da queda de Gil-Galad. Aqui está a leitura feito pelo autor da obra.

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Gil-galad was an Elven-king.
Of him the harpers sadly sing:
the last whose realm was fair and free
between the Mountains and the Sea.

His sword was long, his lance was keen,
his shining helm afar was seen;
the countless stars of heaven's field
were mirrored in his silver shield.

But long ago he rode away,
and where he dwelleth none can say;
for into darkness fell his star
in Mordor where the shadows are.