Lore:Nazgûl

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[edit] Nazgûl

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Timeline:
Dates: First seen in c. II 2250; went 'into the shadows' II 3441; reappeared in Middle-earth c. III 1300; finally destroyed in III 3019
Race: Men
Divisions: Various, including some Númenóreans
Pronunciation: na'zgool
Meaning: A word from the Black Speech apparently meaning 'ring-wraith'
Other names: Ringwraiths
Titles: Black Riders, The Nine, Nine Riders, Nine Servants, Winged Shadows
Note: 'Nazgûl' is both a singular and a plural term

[edit] Sauron's Nine Servants

A word from the Black Speech, usually translated 'Ringwraith'; the name of the nine Men corrupted by the power of Sauron's Nine Rings, and transformed into his dark and deathless servants.


 
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