The Witch-King:
One of the nine Nazgul or Ringwraiths, the Witch-King was once
a Man. He was given one of the Nine by Sauron. He was also known
as the Lord of the Nazgul. As the ruler of the realm of Angmar,
the foe of Arnor, he gained the name 'Witch-King'.
This was the Nazgul who wounded Frodo on Weathertop. Other events
in which he participated included the Battle of the Pelennor Fields
where he was killed. Frodo watched him lead an army out of Minas
Morgul in preparation for this. Prior to the War of the Ring, the
Lord of the Nazgul was the one who ended the line of the Kings
of Gondor with Earnur. He was also a leader in the search for the
One Ring.
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields was his last, for after causing
the death of Theoden, the King of Rohan, he was killed by the combined
effort of Eowyn and Meriadoc Brandybuck.
When the forces of Angmar were defeated, Glorfindel foretold of
the Witchking that "not by the hand of
man will he fall" (LOTR.1088). This proved true at
the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
The Lord of the Rings
The Unfinished Tales
Related Entries:
Sauron | Khamul | Frodo
Baggins | Meriadoc
Brandybuck | Éowyn | Théoden | Gandalf
the Grey | Gandalf
the White | Minas
Morgul | Mordor | Gondor | Arnor | Weathertop | The
Morgul_Knife | The
One Ring | The
Nine Rings The
Third Age of the Sun | The
Battle of the Pelennor Fields | The
Hunt for the Ring | The
Quest for Mount Doom | The War of the Ring |