Dates
First seen c. II 2250; went 'into the shadows' II 3441; reappeared in Middle-earth c. III 1300; finally destroyed in III 3019Race
Divisions
Various, including some NúmenóreansPronunciation
na'zgool
Meaning
A word from the Black Speech apparently meaning 'ring-wraith' Other names
Titles
Note
'Nazgûl' is both a singular and a plural term
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About this entry:
- Updated 28 March 1998
- Updates planned: 11
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A word from the Black Speech, usually translated 'Ringwraith'; the name of the nine Men corrupted by the power of Sauron's Nine Rings, and transformed into his dark and deathless servants.
See also...
Angmar, Argeleb I, Barad-dûr, Battle of Fornost, Belegorn, Black Breath, Black Númenóreans, Black Riders, Black Shadow, Bridge of Mitheithel, Denethor I, Dol Guldur, Entwade, Ford of Rivendell, Frodo Baggins, [See the full list...]Galadriel, Gladden River, Grip, Harry Goatleaf, Hell, Hell-hawks, Húrin I, Imlad Morgul, Ithil-stone, Ithilien, Khamûl, King of Gondor, Lord of the Nazgûl, Lord of the Rings, Maggot’s Lane, Minas Anor, Minas Ithil, Moontower, Mordor, Morgul, Morgul-knives, Morgul-lord, Morgul-way, Morgul-wounds, Nameless Pass, Nazgûl Lord, Nazgûl of Dol Guldur, Necromancer, Nine Riders, Nine Rings, Nine Servants, Number One, Palantíri, Rings of Power, Ringwraiths, Second Age, Sorcerer of Dol Guldur, Stone of Minas Tirith, Stones of Gondor, The Black Easterling, The Nine, The Ring, Third Age, Thuringwethil, Tower of Anor, Tower of the Setting Sun, Tower of the Sun, Towers of Gondor, Úlairi, Uruk-hai, Valley of Living Death, Vorondil, Wainriders, Winged Creatures, Winged Messenger, Winged Nazgûl, Winged Shadows, Witch-king of Angmar
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