Who are the 9 Wraiths?

' " The Nazgûl (Black Speech: Ringwraiths, sometimes written Ring-wraiths), also known as the Nine Riders or Black Riders (or simply the Nine), were Sauron's "most terrible servants" in Middle-earth. They were mortal Men who had been turned into wraiths by their Nine Rings of power.

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Who are the 9 Ringwraiths in shadow of war?

The Nazgûl, known in the Common Speech by various other names including Ringwraiths, Black Riders or the Nine, are enemies that appear during the course of Middle-earth: Shadow of War. Led by the Witch-king of Angmar they are the deadliest servants of the Dark Lord Sauron.

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Who are the Wraiths?

Wraiths refers to the category of Unseen beings that includes the Nazgûl and victims of Morgul blades. The cursed, lingering spirits of Men such as the Dead Men of Dunharrow are called Shades and categorized as The Dead. Wraiths appeared as leaders of the Enemy and elite forces in many areas.

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Is Isildur a Nazgûl?

After he was attacked by the orcs, they transported his lifeless body to Mordor at Sauron's behest. Sauron revived Isildur with one of the nine rings, and then tortured him until his spirit was broken and he became a Nazgûl.

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Is the Witch-king of Angmar one of the 9 Wraiths?

In The Fellowship of the Ring, he appears unnamed as one of the nine Nazgûl. He is shown briefly as a king of Men in the prologue, and serves as one of the primary antagonists throughout the film alongside the other Ringwraiths.

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Why can't Nazgûl cross water?

The Nazgûl, as servants of Sauron, feared the power of Ulmo, and believed that some of his power might still flow through the waters of Middle-earth, hence why they avoided it as much as they could.

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Who was the Witch-king before he became a Nazgûl?

The Lord of the Rings calls them Sauron's "most terrible servants". Their leader, known as the Lord of the Nazgûl or the Witch-king of Angmar, had once been the King of Angmar in the north of Eriador.

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Is Aragorn a relative of Isildur?

Aragorn is a fictional character and a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Aragorn was a Ranger of the North, first introduced with the name Strider and later revealed to be the heir of Isildur, an ancient King of Arnor and Gondor.

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Is Aragorn blood related to Isildur?

Aragorn is related to Isildur through Valandil, Isildur's fourth son. Valandil's descendants were traditionally the Kings of Arnor, not Gondor. How did Aragorn come to inherit Gondor?

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Why didn t Elrond destroy the Ring?

Elrond Didn't Have the Strength to Stop Isildur

The main reason that Elrond wouldn't have pushed Isildur was that he simply couldn't have brought himself to destroy the Ring. He knew that the Ring needed to be destroyed, but actually doing it would have been different.

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Is Helm Hammerhand a Nazgûl?

In Middle-earth: Shadow of War, Helm is shown to have become a Nazgûl. He received his ring from Sauron and Celebrimbor after he was mortally wounded in an ambush by Wulf's men, during which his daughter was kidnapped.

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Who will Theo become in Rings of Power?

'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power': The Clues Theo Becomes Mouth of Sauron. In The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power there are several characters that could turn out to be different to who, or what, they initially appear to be.

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Who are the 3 white witches in Rings of Power?

Who Are The Rings of Power's White Cloak Characters? The three figures who first appeared at the site of the Stranger's meteorite crash are known as The AsceticOpens in new tab (Kali Kopae), The Nomad (Edith Poor), and The Dweller (Bridie Sisson), the group's apparent leader.

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Who is the strongest Nazgûl?

The Witch-king is the most powerful of the nine ringwraiths, having served Sauron as a Nazgûl for more than four thousand years. The Witch-king has a particular hatred of Gondor, and is responsible for the death of Gondor's final king, Eärnur.

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Which Nazgûl is Khamul?

Khamûl, also known as Shadow of the East, The Black Easterling, The Black bear, the Second Chief, Twas one of the nine human kings that accepted the nine Rings of Power by Annatar and became the Nazgûl.

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Which Nazgûl did Talion become?

The Nazgul arrive for him there, and the Witch-King welcomes Talion calmly into their ranks. Talion falls and becomes a Ringwraith in full, and he joins the Nine in their hunt for the One Ring. Talion serves Sauron unwillingly through the War of the Ring, and he's even granted his own Fell-Beast.

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Why is Aragorn half elf?

Aragorn is not half Elf, although he is a descendant of Elros, who is half Elf (and the brother of Elrond, the half-Elf who raised him), which explains why Aragorn's life span is unusually long.

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Are orcs fallen Elves?

Especially in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, orcs appear as a brutish, aggressive, ugly, and malevolent race of monsters, contrasting with the benevolent Elves. They are a corrupted race of elves, either bred that way by Morgoth, or turned savage in that manner, according to the Silmarillion.

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Is Aragorn related to Boromir?

Aragorn and Boromir, unrelated by blood but united in their love of Gondor, were the only two men who set out with the Company from Rivendell.

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Is Boromir a descendant of Isildur?

Boromir is not part of Isildur's bloodline or there wouldn't have been a steward for thousands of years. Denethor would have been king and his father before him both of which were not as they had no royal blood. Aragorn is the last living heir of Isildur and the last in the line of kings until he has his son Eldarion.

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Why does Galadriel call Aragorn elessar?

A legend says that the Wizard Gandalf had brought such a stone, called the Elessar, from Valinor. He gave the Elessar to the Elven Lady Galadriel, and remarked prophetically that she would pass it to another, who will also be called Elessar. From this would come Aragorn's royal name Elessar (Quenya for "Elfstone").

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What happened to Eowyn after Lord of the Rings?

Eowyn was left to lead the nation in his stead, as she was brave and beloved by the people. She led the people of Edoras to the White Mountains, where they took shelter. She stayed with them (albeit reluctantly) while the men fought in the Battle of Helms Deep.

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Who actually killed the Witch-king of Angmar?

Éowyn killed the Witch-king of Angmar in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, but the movie leaves out some important details about how she did it when the Witch-king is more-or-less immune to mortal weapons.

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Could the Witch-king beat Gandalf?

From the depiction of the scene in Peter Jackson's film adaptations, it seems very clear that the Witch King has the upper hand of the battle, and that he is able to muster more power at that moment than Gandalf is.

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What were Nazgûl before they turned evil?

' " The Nazgûl (Black Speech: Ringwraiths, sometimes written Ring-wraiths), also known as the Nine Riders or Black Riders (or simply the Nine), were Sauron's "most terrible servants" in Middle-earth. They were mortal Men who had been turned into wraiths by their Nine Rings of power.

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