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Dates
First seen c. II 2250; occupied Minas Morgul III 2002; finally destroyed in III 3019
Race
Originally a Man
Settlements
Minas Morgul on the western borders of Mordor
Passes
Minas Morgul guarded the passes of Imlad Morgul and Cirith Ungol through the mountains of Ephel Dúath
Pronunciation
Morgul is pronounced 'mo'rgool'
Meaning
Morgul means 'black sorcery'
Other names
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One of the many names for the Lord of the Nazgûl, mightiest of all the servants of Sauron. In the middle centuries of the Third Age, he had ruled Angmar as its Witch-king, but at the time of the War of the Ring he was King of Minas Morgul. From there he led his armies out to besiege Minas Tirith, confident in an ancient prophecy promising that he would not die at the hands of any Man. In the Battle of the Pelennor he was defeated by a woman and a Hobbit - Éowyn and Meriadoc - and so ended a life that had spanned more than a Age.


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King of Minas Morgul

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