Morgul-knife

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

A cursed blade of the Nazgûl — designed not to kill but to transform, its shard working toward the victim's heart to turn them into a wraith under Sauron's control.

Also known as: Morgul-knife, Morgul-blade, the Witch-king's blade

What They Know

• The blade's tip breaks off inside the wound and works toward the heart — if it reaches the heart, the victim becomes a wraith
• Only powerful Elven healing (Elrond-level) can remove the Morgul-shard — lesser healers cannot even detect it
• The wound never fully heals — Frodo suffers annually on the anniversary of the Weathertop attack
• The blade dissolves in sunlight — evidence of the attack disappears, making diagnosis difficult
• Athelas (kingsfoil) can slow the shard's progress — Aragorn used it to buy time on the road to Rivendell

Connections

• wielded_by — witch_king
• corrupts — frodo

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