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
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. Painting by Henry Fuseli
Númenor
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Númenor, also called Elenna-nórë or Westernesse, is a fictional place in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings. It was the kingdom occupying a large island to the west of Middle-earth, the main setting of Tolki
Witch-king of Angmar
…Much later, in his final battle, the Lord of the Nazgûl attacks Éowyn with a mace. The Hobbit Merry Brandybuck stabs him with an ancient enchanted Númenórean blade, allowing Éowyn to kill him with her sword. In early drafts, Tolkien had called him the "Wizard King", and considered making him either a renegade…
The downfall of Númenor has been compared to the Biblical fall of man. The serpent tempts Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, Notre Dame de Paris.
Tolkien likened the winged crown of Gondor to the Egyptian winged atef crown.
"The Atlantis Wave" by H. R. Millar in The Story of the Amulet by E. Nesbit, 1908
"Looming marble structures": the port city of Armenelos in Númenor in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, as envisaged by production designer Ramsey Avery