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Elthir
Grey Havens
Nov 20 2012, 7:00pm
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I think the Nine were physical but invisible, and so I'm going to guess that Gandalf is essentially repeating his statement from earlier on (after the Nine were lost in the flood), meaning that even if Legolas had killed the Rider, he [the rider] could still come back at some later point because the One still existed, which meant Sauron still existed in enough potency.
I realize this might arguably 'take something away' from Eowyn's killing of the Lord of the Nazgul (that he could have returned had Sauron not been overthrown), but in a sense the wraiths were defeated at the ford, just not ultimately.
Merry stabs the Nazgul-lord in his unseen sinews... so he would appear to have sinews, and we know physical things can harm the wraiths. Thus (I think) arrows can harm them too, just not 'kill' them in the same sense as one can kill their steeds.
As for the blades perishing if they make contact, I'm not sure, but this could be with respect to the Witch-king and not the other eight -- actually at the moment I can't remember if this is made clear, but if I recall correctly, Aragorn, at least, is referring to the Lord of the Nazgul when he speaks to Frodo.
I realize they are called 'wraiths' but they were invisible (normally), and instilled unreasoning fear in things. I think that's plenty to have earned the term, even if they were yet unlike the Dead who followed Aragorn.
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Legolas in FOTR
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iandea14
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Nov 19 2012, 6:51am
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Gandalf says so
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sador
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Nov 19 2012, 7:40am
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How does Gandalf know this stuff?
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squire
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Nov 19 2012, 12:52pm
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TTT
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iandea14
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Nov 19 2012, 2:57pm
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Yes. Book III, ch. 5. //
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sador
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Nov 19 2012, 2:59pm
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Uglúk gets in on this too
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Felagund
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Nov 27 2012, 1:48pm
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slaying with arrows
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Elthir
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Nov 19 2012, 7:01pm
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So they are semi-physical?
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CuriousG
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Nov 19 2012, 10:08pm
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physical but invisible maybe
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Elthir
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Nov 20 2012, 7:00pm
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