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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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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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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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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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How did Sauron remain in control of the Nazgûl?
The One Ring gave Sauron control of the Nine, yet when it was taken from him he still possessed the power to control them (or, at least he regained it towards the end of the third age). Why is this? ...
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How long does it take to be turned into a Ringwraith?
The nine men that took the Rings of Power from Sauron, turned into Ringwraiths eventually.
How long do you have to have a Ring of Power in order to turn into a wraith?
Sméagol had it for many years ...
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What did the nine achieve?
As a follow up to this question: What did the nine actually achieve for their master during the war of the ring?
The only major thing I can think of is that they killed Theoden. was there anything ...
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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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Is it Éowyn or Merry who kills the Lord of the Nazgûl (or both)?
In the Lord of the Rings when the Lord of the Nazgûl is killed, there seems to be some confusion as to exactly who is responsible? Is the reason down to the sword of the Barrow Downs that Merry stabs ...
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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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Spells of Dunedain - Tolkien
I need someone well versed in Tolkien books and all writings.
Is there a Elven/Vala/Maiar spell to bind Nazgul to the Void and trap them?
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Why didn't the Nazgul or their beasts pick up the Hobbits' scent?
Orcs and Uruks can smell people from some distance away. And Aragorn says (in FotR, A Knife in the Dark):
... And at all times they smell the blood of living things, desiring and hating it. Senses,...
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Nazgul: The WitchKing of Angmar & the other 8 - roots? [duplicate]
"They were once Men. Great Kings of Men. Then Sauron the Deciever gave
them Nine Rings of Power. Blinded by their greed, they took them
without question, one by one, falling into darkness. And now ...
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