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Could Sauron have created new Ringwraiths?
By the time of the War of the Ring, Sauron had retrieved and now held in his possession the Nine Rings of Men and (at least some of) the Seven Dwarven Rings. Since the Ringwraiths no longer possessed ...
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Would a Nazgûl in possession of the One Ring seek to use it? [duplicate]
All who came to possess the One Ring after Sauron, who possessed ambition for great deeds (basically not hobbits) have sought to master the Ring and use its power to serve their cause. Few, such as ...
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Meaning of the text about the death of the Witch-king
After the Witch-king is stabbed by Merry and Éowyn Tolkien writes..
a cry went up into the shuddering air, and faded to a shrill wailing, passing with the wind, a voice bodiless and thin that died, ...
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If Sauron had triumphed, would the Witch King have been reincarnated?
If Sauron had managed to regain the One Ring and defeated the forces of the West, would the naked disembodied spirit of the Witch King of Angmar be given a new form after his corporeal/spiritual ...
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Why did the Nazgûl not try to reclaim their rings from a weakened Sauron together? [duplicate]
It's mentioned in the Unfinished Tales that
Sauron’s “mightiest servants, the Ring-wraiths, who had no will but
his own, being each utterly subservient to the ring that had enslaved
him, which ...
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What is the creature that the Nazgûl ride called?
What are the dragon-like creatures that the Nazgûl ride in the later part of the series called?
Anything in relation to the books or movie and out of universe answers.
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Who stabbed Frodo?
In The Lord of the Rings there are five Nazgûl that remain behind and attack the Hobbits on Weathertop.
Which Nagûl stabbed Frodo? Was it the Witch-king or was he one of the four that pursued Gandalf?...
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Were the Nazgûl undead?
Various sources refer to the Nazgûl as being undead. What was Tolkien's view on this, would he have classified the Nazgûl as undead?
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How did the Nazgûl survive?
It is settled pretty strongly that life is given by Ilúvatar and the Gift Of Ilúvatar to Men is death. And yet, we see the Nazgûl (and the Dead Men of Dunharrow) refusing the gift and have some sort ...
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What are the differences between the Dead Men of Dunharrow and the Nazgûl?
The Dead Men and the Nazgûl were essentially both "undead" characters. While they were "undead" for various reasons, with the Nazgûl having been semi-resurrected and the Dead Men not properly dead ...
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What happened to the Witch King's Ring? [duplicate]
After the battle when the Witch King of Angmar was defeated his helm and clothing remain. At this point he either died or dissipated into a bodiless form. If he was wearing one of the Nine Rings, ...
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Do non-Elven blades damage the Nazgûl despite being destroyed?
As I understand it (correct me if this is wrong) swords not crafted by elves are destroyed upon striking a Nazgûl- but do they do any damage to him (it?) in the process?
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Why did the Witch King wait till the gate was broken before entering Minas Tirith?
In The Return of the King, the Witch King of Angmar is mounted on a flying fell beast. When the gate of Minas Tirith is broken down, he quickly rushes in to confront Gandalf.
But he is mounted on ...
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How does one fight the Nazgûl?
In Fellowship of the Ring, it is said in several places that Aragorn, Glorfindel, and perhaps even a few other people, were able to fight off Nazgûl; they can't fend off all nine at once, but if they ...
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Why does Sauron send Grishnákh instead of a Nazgûl to deal with Saruman's Uruk-hai? [duplicate]
This again is another strange decision on Sauron's part. We know from Grishnákh and the fact Legolas killed a Fell-beast that there is at least one Nazgûl on the eastern side of the Anduin, possibly ...
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