Quick Facts
SpeciesMan (Wraith)—Nazgûl—Man
Gendermale
BornBefore SA 2251
DiedMarch 15, TA 3019,—Battle of the Pelennor Fields
Place of deathPelennor Fields
Cause of deathdeath in battle
HeightTallest of the Nazgûl—tall
EyesFiery red
HairGleaming
Also known asLord of the Nazgûl, Black Captain, Witch-king, The Witch-king of Angmar
Character
Witch-king of Angmar
The Lord of the Rings·Angmar·fictional character from J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium
The Witch-king of Angmar, also called the Lord of the Nazgul, is the chief of the nine Ringwraiths and the deadliest servant of the Dark Lord Sauron. Once a mortal lord corrupted by one of the Nine Rings of Power, he became an undying wraith bound wholly to Sauron's will. He founded and ruled the realm of Angmar, brought down the northern Dunedain kingdom of Arnor, and later seized the Gondorian city of Minas Ithil, which he refortified as the fortress of Minas Morgul.
In Peter Jackson's film trilogies he stabs Frodo Baggins on Weathertop with a Morgul-blade and, mounted on a winged beast, leads Sauron's armies against Minas Tirith. At the Battle of the Pelennor Fields he breaks the city's Great Gate and slays King Theoden of Rohan before he is destroyed, fulfilling the prophecy that he would not fall by the hand of man. Content is drawn from The One Wiki to Rule Them All and is available under CC BY-SA; see the Timeline for a chronological account.
Man (Wraith) swordfighter
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Timeline
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Relationships
Key people, factions, places, and events connected to Witch-king of Angmar.
Connected Content
Related entities surfaced from across the OLN network.
CelebornAppeared together in 3 eventsThéodenAppeared together in 2 eventsAragorn IIAppeared together in 2 eventsGandalfAppeared together in 2 eventsCirdanAppeared together in 2 eventsGuthláfAppeared together in 2 eventsLegolasAppeared together in 2 eventsGimliAppeared together in 2 eventsÉowynAppeared together in 2 eventsGamlingAppeared together in 2 events
Identity
- Species
- Man (Wraith)—Nazgûl—Man
- Occupation
Appearance
- Gender
- male
- Height
- Tallest of the Nazgûl—tall
- Eye color
- Fiery red
- Hair color
- Gleaming
Origin & End
- Born
- Before SA 2251
- Died
- March 15, TA 3019,—Battle of the Pelennor Fields
Affiliations
- Affiliations
Relationships
- Trained by
- Sauron
Abilities & Equipment
- Weapons
- Morgul-knife, Black Breath, sorcery, a great maceMorgul-knifeSwordGrondblazing bladeblack dartenchanted Barrow-bladeNone explicitly mentioned, but implied to be supernatural abilities and powersBlack BreathMorgul-bladegiant flail and flaming sworddark magicNazgûl-birdbroadswordSword of Terrormaceflailsteel sceptre
Other
- Cause of death
- death in battle
- Place of death
- Pelennor Fields
- Performers
- Brent McIntyre (), Lawrence Makoare (), Ben Price (?)
- Age
- 4,209+
- Type
- Nazgul—Nazgûl—Lord of the Nazgul—Black Númenórean—character
Appearances
Where Witch-king of Angmar appears across works and media.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Appendices of The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Return of the King (2003)
The Return of the King (1980)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The Two Towers (2002)
The Return of the King (book, 1955)
The Two Towers (film)
The Fellowship of the Ring (film)
The Fellowship of the Ring (book)
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Connections 20
- founder of
- Angmar
- trained
- Morgul stalkers
- killed by
- Eowyn
- took part in
- War of the RingBattle of the Pelennor Fields
- trained by
- Sauron
- enemy of
- Gondor
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