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DaughterofLaketown
Gondor
Jul 22 2014, 10:41pm
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So who EXACTLY were the ring wraiths?
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I was just rewatching fellowship of the ring and wondered do we know exactly whose these kings were?
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Otaku-sempai
Immortal
Jul 23 2014, 1:20pm
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The only Ringwraith who is definitely known by name is Khamūl, also known as the Black Easterling, the second most powerful of the Nazgūl. One or two other names from the canon might belong to others of the Wraiths, but that is debatable. The Gothmog who was the lieutenant of Minas Morgul, and commander of Sauron's army during the Battle of the Pelennor Fields after the fall of the Lord of the Nazgūl, might have been a Ringwraith. We do know that several of the Nazgūl were Numenoreans or descendants of Numenor.
The old Middle-earth Role Playing (MERP) game did assign names to most of the Ringwraiths; however, those cannot be counted as canonical. Here is what was given:
1. The Witch-king
2. Khamul the Easterling
3. Dwar of Waw
4. Ji Indur
5. Akhorahil
6. Hoarmurath of Dir
7. Adunaphel
8. Ren
9. Uvatha
'There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.' - Gandalf the Grey, The Fellowship of the Ring
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Cari
Bree
Jul 23 2014, 3:19pm
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There was an article awhile ago about who the nazgul were but I don't remember how far back it was.
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Jul 23 2014, 5:30pm
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And The Clever Fox steers us into the dreaded "Whatif-MaybeLand". //
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Cuio i Pheriain anann! Aglar'ni Pheriannath!
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HeWhoArisesinMight
Rivendell
Jul 23 2014, 7:51pm
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The essay is well-written and draws some pretty logical inferences. Although it would have been interesting to know the exact identities of the Nazgul, the mystery that shrouds them make them all the more terrifying....
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CuriousG
Half-elven
Jul 23 2014, 8:33pm
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It's their anonymous nature that makes them creepier. They could have been *anyone* who succumbed to evil.
I'm curious to know more about them too, but not knowing increases their fear factor.
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