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How did Gandalf know the Nazgûl crossed the river in secret?
Our heroes in Middle-earth knew the Nine Riders were coming even though the riders were keeping their movements secret.
”I have an urgent errand,” he said. “My news is evil.” Then he looked about ...
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The Witch-king vs Gandalf [closed]
I've been reading answers to this question but none of them answer it. Who is stronger in magic and sword-fight? Who would win? People say Gandalf is equal to Sauron, but I find that extremely hard to ...
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Why are the Ringwraiths fearful of coming into contact with water?
At least twice in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Ringwraiths cower away from bodies of water.
The second time (the ford of Bruinen) can be explained away by their fear of some ...
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Witch-king ignoring Frodo's presence in Minas Morgul?
When Mordor's army is marching out of Minas Morgul and Frodo, Sam and Gollum are nearby, The Witch-king stops all of the sudden and starts looking around.
I remember reading somewhere that he indeed ...
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Why didn't the Nazgûl stab more people to create more wraiths?
My understanding is that those stabbed by a Morgul blade slowly turn into a wraith.
Is there a reason the Nazgûl and the Witch King of Angmar did not go around stabbing people and turning them into ...
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Why didn't the Witch-king of Angmar conquer The Shire?
The Shire was formerly a part of Arnor (it later became a part of Arthedain after Arnor fragmented). The Witch-king's sole objective was to destroy the North Kingdom (Arnor).
Eventually the Witch-king ...
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Are all Ringwraiths called Nazgûl in LotR?
I knew before that the Black Riders and Ringwraiths and Nazguls are one and the same. But even before that, when I was little and saw the movies when they first came out, I thought the Nazgul referred ...
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Why did Peter Jackson add the Nazgûls attack scene in Bree when it was not present in the original story, nor very important for the plot?
Although it's a very good scene from the film, I don't see why Peter Jackson added it to the story (remember).
In the books, the Hobbits do not meet the Nazgûl in Bree, and that does not really ...
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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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Do the Nine Kings of Men still wear the rings after turning into Nazgûl? [duplicate]
Sauron gave several rings of power to many species that inhabited Middle Earth. The men were the most gullible and had been transformed into wraiths that are loyal to Sauron. After this transformation,...
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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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If somebody stole the nine rings from Sauron, could that person control the Ringwraiths?
This came up in the comments to another question.
According to Letter #246 of J. R. R. Tolkien,
Sauron ... still through their nine rings (which he held) had primary control of their wills. (...
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How did Sauron continue to hold the Nine after he was defeated in the Second Age?
The Nazgûl appeared during the Second Age. Long after that, Númenor was destroyed along with Sauron's physical form, and relatively shortly after that, Sauron was again vanquished by Isildur and his ...
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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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