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 Name: Witch-King Race: Man Actor: Lawrence Makoare Aliases: The Lord of the Nazgūl, Black Captain, Captain of Despair, Dwimmerlaik, Lord of Morgul, Lord of the Nine Riders, Sorcerer, Witch-king of Angmar Appears in: FotR, TTT, RotK Movie Bio: Pre-Movie Bio He founded the realm of Angmar. After the defeat of Sauron and the lost of the Ring in the First Age, he retreated into the shadows with the other Nazgūl and reappeared again in the Third Age. 
Movie Bio Leading the other Nazgūl, the Witch-King set out from Minas Morgul to track down the Hobbit holding the One Ring. He cornered Frodo Baggins at the top of the watchtower of Amon Sūl and stabbed him with his Morgul sword when he resisted in giving up the Ring. The Witch-King was prevented from taking the Ring with Aragorn's return from his patrol. He continued to follow Frodo's trail and chased him to the Ford of Imladris where he was challenged by Arwen Evenstar who unleashed the power of the river against him and his followers. Relentless in his quest to retrieve the Ring, he continued his search and sensed the presence of the Ring in the Dead Marshes and thereafter traced it to Osgiliath where he was again thwarted from retrieving it by Samwise Gamgee and Faramir. When Sauron unleashed his armies on Gondor, he led them to seige Minas Tirith where he was to meet his end. Equipment: Witchking Ring    The Arms of the Nazgśl  (from left to right) The Witchking of Angmar's Morgul Knife / The Witchking of Angmar's Longsword / Nazgśl Two-Handed Sword / Nazgśl Broadsword Morgul Longsword  A cursed sword forged in Mordor. Wounds inflicted by it leave its victim in crippling pain and changed him into a wraith.   Morgul Knife  Forged in Mordor.  More Pictures 
Movie Quotes: * Give up the halfling, she-Elf! |
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