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What happened to the Nazgûl after they were swept away by the river?
In the book, The Fellowship of the Ring (chapter 12 "Flight to the Ford"), all nine Nazgûl were swept away by the waters of the river Bruinen, and their horses drowned. They show up later in ...
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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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In 'The Lord of the Rings', are the Ringwraiths really alive?
In the book, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien often talks about the central concept of the Rings of Power, namely that the Great Rings preserve life.
Gollum, for one, is incredibly old, having possessed ...
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What did the rings of the Nazgûl do? [duplicate]
The One Ring can corrupt its wearer and make them invisible (potentially with other powers?), but I'm unsure what the other rings of power could do. Were they only able to make the Nazgûl immortal, or ...
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What's the big deal about the Nazgûl losing their horses?
I have only watched the movies and I am currently reading The Fellowship of the Ring (haven't finished it yet, I am at "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm").
A number of times we see characters such ...
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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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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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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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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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What were the other 8 Nazgûl doing while the Witch-king weakened Arnor?
While the Witch-king established Angmar and battled the 3 kingdoms of Arnor, what were the other 8 Nazgûl doing? Were they helping him or did they have other tasks? It seems like they could have been ...
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The storm of Mordor and the Nazgûl
In The Lord of the Rings, book IV (in The Two Towers), Frodo and Sam encounter a storm coming from the east towards the Emyn Muil. Suddenly, they hear the screech of a – what is presumed to be – ...
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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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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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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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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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