In the latter days of the Second Age, nine kings of Men fell under the sway of Sauron, who promised them Rings that would give them great power. The greatest of the Nine was the Witch-king, a ruthless sorcerer who used his Ring to further his own personal ambitions. The Rings, however, were a trick, and corrupted them, drawing them from the living world and turning them into the Nazgûl, the Ringwraiths. The Witch-king became their Captain, and served Sauron until the Dark Lord's defeat in the war against the Last Alliance of Elves and Men.

For more than a thousand years after Sauron's disappearance, the Witch-king and the other Nazgûl disappeared from Middle-earth. When their master returned in disguise at Dol Guldur, however, they resurfaced, and the Witch-king travelled north to found the realm of Angmar and make war against the North-kingdom of Arnor. With an army of orcs, evil Men, and other foul creatures at his command, he corrupted the kingdom of Rhudaur, destroyed Cardolan, and brought down the great Tower at Amon Sûl. Finally, his forces besieged Fornost, the capital of Arthedain, and conquered the North-kingdom at last.

His victory was short-lived, however, for an army of Men and Elves, led by Eärnur of Gondor and the Elf-lord Glorfindel, joined the survivors of Arnor and made war on the Fields of Fornost, west of the once-proud city. The armies of Angmar were destroyed, and the Witch-king fled south to Mordor. Angmar fell to ruin, but Glorfindel prophesied that while the Witch-king was defeated, his doom would not come for some time, and not at the hand of man.

Not long after his return to Mordor, the Witch-king and his Nazgûl besieged the Gondorian city of Minas Ithil and captured it. He renamed it Minas Morgul and made it his new stronghold. In the millennium since that time, he has caused no end of trouble for Gondor, including the disappearance and presumed death of Eärnur and repeated attacks on Osgiliath.

Recently, however, the Witch-king left Minas Morgul, travelling with his Ringwraiths in secret back to the lands of Eriador, where he met his defeat long ago. Few know what his purpose is, but fear and woe follow in his wake. It can be no coincidence that Angmar itself, long thought barren and emptied, is now emerging as a new threat to peace in the North....

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[edit] Witch-king of Angmar

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Timeline:
Dates:	c. III 1300 to III 1975
Title of:	The Lord of the Nazgûl
Note:	The dates given here refer to the time this title was actually in use (that is, while the realm of Angmar survived). The Witch-king himself had been in Middle-earth for at least 2,500 years before taking this title, and would survive for more than a millennium after the destruction of his realm. For complete details of his nefarious career, see the entry for Lord of the Nazgûl

[edit] A guise of the Lord of the Nazgûl

The title taken by the Lord of the Nazgûl in the middle of the Third Age, when he founded the northern realm of Angmar in opposition to the northern lands of the Dúnedain (Arthedain and its allies).