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Dates
First seen c. II 2250; went 'into the shadows' II 3441; reappeared in Middle-earth c. III 1300; finally destroyed in III 3019
Origins
The chief of the Men who fell under the power the Nine Rings to become the Nazgûl
Race
Originally a Man
Settlements
Held Minas Morgul; this title is most associated with his part in the assault on Minas Tirith
Other names
Black Captain, The Black Rider, Captain of Sauron, High Nazgûl, Wraith-lord
Title of
The unnamed being most often called the Lord of the Nazgûl or the Witch-king of Angmar

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Captain of Despair

Sauron’s captain at the Battle of the Pelennor

One of the many titles of the nameless Lord of the Nazgûl, used during his final battle, the assault on Minas Tirith near the end of the War of the Ring.


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