The Encyclopedia of Arda - Nine Ringwraiths (original) (raw)

ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates First seen 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 Other names Nazgûl, Ringwraiths, Úlairi Titles Black Men, Black Riders, Black Wings, Fell Riders, The Nine, Nine Lords, Nine Riders, Nine Servants, Shriekers, Winged Shadows Indexes: Alphabetical: N Alphabetical: R Men About this entry: Updated 9 October 2016 This entry is complete Slaves of the One Ring Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Sauron's plans to enslave the Elves to his will failed when they became aware of his Great Ring, but in the War of the Elves and Sauron he was able to recover many of the Rings of Power from Eregion. He used sixteen of these to ensnare mortal races of Arda, and the greater part of these he assigned to Men, who had always fallen most easily under the power of the Dark Lords. So, he granted nine Rings of Power to nine lords of Men, each of whom slowly fell under his power until they became wraiths, dominated by Sauron's will and slaves to his One Ring. By the end of the Second Age, these had become the greatest and most terrible of all his servants, and they haunted Middle-earth until the time of the War of the Ring at the end of the Third Age. See also... Chieftain of the Ringwraiths, Master, Nazgûl Lord, Nine Rings, Phantoms, Ring-maker, Second Chief Indexes: Alphabetical: N Alphabetical: R Men About this entry: Updated 9 October 2016 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates First seen 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 Other names Nazgûl, Ringwraiths, Úlairi Titles Black Men, Black Riders, Black Wings, Fell Riders, The Nine, Nine Lords, Nine Riders, Nine Servants, Shriekers, Winged Shadows Indexes: Alphabetical: N Alphabetical: R Men About this entry: Updated 9 October 2016 This entry is complete Slaves of the One Ring

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Sauron's plans to enslave the Elves to his will failed when they became aware of his Great Ring, but in the War of the Elves and Sauron he was able to recover many of the Rings of Power from Eregion. He used sixteen of these to ensnare mortal races of Arda, and the greater part of these he assigned to Men, who had always fallen most easily under the power of the Dark Lords. So, he granted nine Rings of Power to nine lords of Men, each of whom slowly fell under his power until they became wraiths, dominated by Sauron's will and slaves to his One Ring. By the end of the Second Age, these had become the greatest and most terrible of all his servants, and they haunted Middle-earth until the time of the War of the Ring at the end of the Third Age. See also... Chieftain of the Ringwraiths, Master, Nazgûl Lord, Nine Rings, Phantoms, Ring-maker, Second Chief Indexes: Alphabetical: N Alphabetical: R Men About this entry: Updated 9 October 2016 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2016. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job.