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Nazgûl
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The Nazgûl – introduced as Black Riders and also called Ringwraiths, Dark Riders, the Nine Riders, or simply the Nine – are fictional characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. They were nine Men
Tolkien stated that the "fell beasts" that the Nazgûl rode, while not intended actually to be pterodactyls, were "obviously ... pterodactylic". 1897 r
Tolkien stated that the "fell beasts" that the Nazgûl rode, while not intended actually to be pterodactyls, were "obviously ... pterodactylic". 1897 reconstruction of pterodactyls shown
A Nazgûl, depicted as a shadowy but solid body, cloaked and hooded, wearing a sword, and mounted on a horse
A Nazgûl, depicted as a shadowy but solid body, cloaked and hooded, wearing a sword, and mounted on a horse
John Garth suggests that the Black Breath may derive from Tolkien's experience of gas in the First World War. Painting Gas Attack, Flanders by Alfred
John Garth suggests that the Black Breath may derive from Tolkien's experience of gas in the First World War. Painting Gas Attack, Flanders by Alfred Bastien, 1915
The Nazgûl hacking and slashing at the hobbits' beds in the Prancing Pony inn at Bree, in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film version
The Nazgûl hacking and slashing at the hobbits' beds in the Prancing Pony inn at Bree, in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film version
Witch-king of Angmar
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The Lord of the Nazgûl, also called the Witch-king of Angmar, the Pale King, or Black Captain, is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. He is one of the Nine
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…of the One Ring and completely under Sauron's control. The Lord of the Rings calls them Sauron's "most terrible servants". Their leader, known as the Witch-king of Angmar, the Lord of the Nazgûl, or the Black Captain, was Sauron's chief agent for most of the Third Age. At the end of the Third Age, their main stronghold…
Scraperboard illustration of the Witch-king by Alexander Korotich, 1981
Scraperboard illustration of the Witch-king by Alexander Korotich, 1981
Tolkien's use of prophecy about the Witch-king's death parallels Shakespeare's, where the witches speak both truth and falsehood about Macbeth's death
Tolkien's use of prophecy about the Witch-king's death parallels Shakespeare's, where the witches speak both truth and falsehood about Macbeth's death. Painting by Henry Fuseli