The Witch-king of Angmar

Character from The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

The most terrible of Sauron's servants — once a great king of Men, now a deathless wraith whose existence is a prison of servitude and whose prophecied invincibility proves to be a carefully worded lie.

Also known as: The Witch-king, Witch-king of Angmar, Lord of the Nazgûl, The Black Captain, Lord of Minas Morgul

What They Know

• The prophecy states 'not by the hand of man will he fall' — he interprets this as invincibility rather than a specific vulnerability
• His Morgul-blade leaves a shard that works toward the victim's heart, slowly transforming them into a wraith
• Commands the Nine and can coordinate their movements across vast distances through his connection to Sauron
• Destroyed the kingdom of Arnor through centuries of warfare — his strategic patience exceeds that of any mortal general
• The fell beasts he and the Nazgûl ride are ancient creatures bred in Mordor's pits, not dragons but something older and fouler
• His crown and weapons radiate cold that can shatter normal steel — only blades of Westernesse or Elven-make can harm him

Connections

• serves — sauron
• commands — nazgul
• corrupted_by — sauron
• slain_by — eowyn
• slain_by — merry
• rivals — gandalf
• rules — minas_morgul
• located_at — minas_morgul

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