The story of Lament of the Highborne

《上层精灵的挽歌》的故事

Originally thought to be a lament to the Fall of Quel'Thalas, or possibly the Troll Wars, Lament of the Highborne is a tribute to both these events and more. The original song may have actually been in Darnassian, but given the similarities between it and Thalassian, this is probably a moot point. The original version is a Kaldorei song lamenting the losses during the War of the Ancients — a tribute to the members of the Kaldorei Resistance who fought against, and died by the claws of, the Burning Legion. Some 2,800 years ago, the words were altered (though the melody remained the same) to reflect the similar losses and courage found in the Troll Wars. The song (possibly modified slightly) rose to popularity in recent years, after the Fall of Quel'Thalas, again to honor the fallen of Quel'Thalas and those who persevered. Hence, the song is a dirge, not for just the high elves, but for all elves; Kaldorei, quel'dorei, and sin'dorei alike.

《上层精灵的挽歌》最初被认为是对奎尔萨拉斯(Quel'Thalas)陷落的挽歌，或者可能是巨魔战争的挽歌，而《上层精灵的挽歌》是对这些事件以及更多其它事件的致敬。最初的歌曲可能实际上是达纳苏斯语(非常古老的暗夜精灵语言)，但考虑到它与萨拉斯语(血精灵和上层精灵的主要语言)之间的相似性，这可能是一个有争议的问题。最初的版本是一首卡多雷歌曲，为上古战争中的损失而哀恸——这是一首献给卡多雷抵抗组织成员的歌曲，他们曾与燃烧军团作战，最终死于燃烧军团的爪牙手中。大约2800年前，歌词被修改了(尽管旋律保持不变)，以反映在巨魔战争中类似的损失和勇气。这首歌(可能稍作修改)近年来流行起来，在奎尔萨拉斯陷落之后，再次纪念奎尔萨拉斯陷落和那些坚持下来的人。因此，这首歌是一首挽歌，这首歌不仅是为上层精灵唱的，也是为所有精灵唱的：Kaldorei(暗夜精灵), Quel'dorei(上层精灵)和Sin'dorei(血精灵)都一样。

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The story of Invincible

战马“无敌”的故事

Invincible was born to the mare Brightmane on the Balnir Farmstead in Tirisfal Glades, in the winter of the year Stormwind fell. Prince Arthas, then nine years old, was present when he was born, and was given the horse by the Balnir family, who bred horses used by the royal family. The horse had a white coat, different from the usual Balnir stock, which normally had gray coats. Arthas had considered naming the horse "Snowfall" or "Starlight", but in the informal tradition of Lordaeron knights and nobles naming their steeds after a quality (Uther's was "Steadfast", King Terenas' "Courageous"), he named the colt "Invincible".

暴风城陷落的那年冬天，(战马)无敌诞生于提瑞斯法林地的巴尔尼农场的母马布莱曼（Brightmane）。阿尔萨斯王子当时9岁，小马驹出生时他就在场，这匹马是巴尔尼尔家族送给他的，巴尔尼尔家族饲养的马是皇室使用的。这匹马的毛是白色的，不同于通常的巴尔尼尔马，普通的巴尔尼尔马的毛是灰色的。阿尔萨斯曾考虑过给这匹马命名为“雪落”或“星光”，但按照洛丹伦骑士和贵族的非正式传统，他们用一种品质(乌瑟的是“坚定”，泰瑞纳斯国王的是“勇敢”)来命名他们的战马，阿尔萨斯把这匹小马驹命名为“无敌”。

Ten years later in winter, before Arthas was inducted into the Knights of the Silver Hand, Arthas and Invincible were caught in a sudden blizzard while en route to Balnir Farmstead. When Arthas came to a jump that Invincible regularly made, the horse lost its footing on the ice, propelling the young prince and his mount into rough terrain. Arthas blacked out for mere moments, but his steed was laying in the bloody snow with two broken front legs. Too far from help and unable to heal the wounded horse, Arthas forced himself to drive his sword through the beast's heart in order to relieve his pain. After the storm tapered off, Jorum and Jarim Balnir found the young prince curled up next to his once majestic mount. Stricken by a mix of guilt and pride, Arthas didn't tell anyone that it was a completely unnecessary jump that lead to the accident. He was buried on the grounds of the Balnir Farmstead at Arthas' request. Invincible's death was one of the events that inspired Arthas to become a paladin.

十年后的冬天，在阿尔萨斯加入白银之手骑士团之前，阿尔萨斯和“无敌”在前往巴尔尼尔农场的途中遭遇了一场突如其来的暴风雪。当阿尔萨斯进行了一次“无敌”经常完成的跳跃时，这匹马在冰面上失足，推动年轻的王子和他的坐骑摔倒在崎岖的地面上，阿尔萨斯昏迷了片刻，但他的战马躺在血淋淋的雪地上，两条前腿断了，阿尔萨斯无法帮助这匹受伤的坐骑，也无法治愈它，为了减轻它的痛苦，他强迫自己用剑刺穿它的心脏。在风暴逐渐减弱后，乔鲁姆和贾林·巴尔尼尔发现年轻的王子蜷缩在他曾经雄伟的坐骑旁。在内疚和骄傲的双重打击下，阿尔萨斯没有告诉任何人，这是一个完全不必要的跳跃导致了事故。在阿尔萨斯的要求下，他被安葬在巴尔尼尔农场。“无敌”之死是激励阿尔萨斯成为圣骑士的原因之一。
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After the fall of Lordaeron years later, Arthas - now a death knight - ran directly from Lordaeron after murdering his father, to the Balnir Farmstead where Invincible was buried. With the power of Frostmourne, Arthas resurrected the horse as his undead steed. Now fully living up to his name, Invincible could become a spectre and disappear, to be resummoned by Arthas at any time.

在洛丹伦陷落数年后，阿尔萨斯——现在是一名死亡骑士——在谋杀了自己的父亲后，直接从洛丹伦跑到了埋葬“无敌”的巴尔尼尔农场。阿尔萨斯用霜之哀伤的力量使这匹战马复活，成为他的亡灵战马。“无敌”现在完全符合他的名字，可以变成一个幽灵并消失，阿尔萨斯可以在任何时候召唤它。


During the Scourge's siege on the Sunwell, Anasterian Sunstrider confronted Arthas in single combat, severing Invincible's forelegs with his runeblade, [Felo'melorn], to dismount him. Witnessing Invincible's injuries brought on a surge of memories and sent Arthas into a rage, during which he shattered Felo'melorn and struck down Anasterian. This time, however, Arthas was able to necromantically repair the injuries. It is likely that Invincible served as his master's steed, even after Arthas became the new Lich King, though Sindragosa has also been referred to as his mount.

在天灾军围攻太阳井的过程中，安纳斯特里亚·逐日者(血精灵领袖凯尔萨斯·逐日者的父亲，奎尔萨拉斯王国最后一任君主)与阿尔萨斯进行了单挑，他用符文剑烈焰之击切断了“无敌”的前腿，让他跌落马下。目睹“无敌”的受伤，让阿尔萨斯的记忆汹涌而出，他陷入了愤怒之中，粉碎了(符文剑)烈焰之击，击倒了安纳斯特里亚。然而，这次阿尔萨斯能够用死灵法术修复这些伤害，即使在阿尔萨斯成为新的巫妖王之后，无敌也很可能是他主人的战马，尽管辛达苟萨(巫妖王在开场动画里复活的那条冰霜巨龙)也被称为他的坐骑。