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Does Frodo believe he can challenge Sauron?
In the Two Towers, when hiding outside Minas Morgul while the Lord of the Nazgul is passing, Frodo has these thoughts:
He knew that the Ring would only betray him, and that he had not, even
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Are the Nazgûl Blind?
They were once Men. Great kings of Men. Then Sauron the Deceiver gave to them Nine Rings of Power. Blinded by their greed, they took them without question. One by one, falling into darkness. They are ...
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Were Nazgul horses regular horses?
In the movies, the Nazgul ride black horses with armour. I was wondering if that is all they are, or do they have some sort of magic? Are they evil?
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Did the Nazgûl wear their 9 rings? [duplicate]
Did the Nazgûl wear their 9 rings?
Wikipedia is singularly unhelpful:
Some passages in the novel suggest that the Nazgûl wore their rings, while others suggest that Sauron actually held them.
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Why did the Nazgûl not attack a second time at Weathertop?
Even Aragorn and the Hobbits are surprised at Weathertop that the Nazgûl did not try a second attack to take the ring. The following possible reasons are offered or implied:
The Nazgûl were ...
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Who made the Nazgûl's swords?
In Mordor, who created the swords for the Nazgûl?
As they were kings of men from different places before the became wraiths I'd say that their swords were made by men, but I am not sure.
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Could any of the other eight Wraiths be destroyed by man?
A prophecy
"He will not return to this land. Far off yet is his doom, and not by the hand of man will he fall." —Glorfindel, The Return of the King, Appendix A (iv)
has been interpreted by ...
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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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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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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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Why do the nine Kings (Wraiths) respond to Sauron? [duplicate]
I saw the Fellowship of the Ring. Nine rings were forged for the kings of men.
I saw the entire series, the nine are on the side of Sauron.
I am watching the Hobbit : Desolation of Smaug. Gandalf ...
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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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What is the Witch King of Angmar's ring?
What would be the name of the Witch King's ring? Elrond, Aragorn and many others have rings that are 'named', so what would the Witch King's be?
What does the Witch King's ring look like? Include a ...
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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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The Witch-king and the Barrows of Cardolan
I was reading an answer to a question and in the answer it was mentioned that:
[The Witch-king] had been shaken by the fire of Gandalf, and began to perceive that the mission on which Sauron had ...
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