I can't imagine what Frodo would be like as a Nazgul. Like imagine him on a demonic pony threatening people and they all laugh at him because he's like three feet tall and invisible
The Blessed Caesar Games him turning into a ringwraith doesn't mean he becomes a Nazgul. He probably would become a lost spirit trapped in the physical world.
Actually, it was just said (if I recall correctly) that he would become a wraith, not a ringwraith. The suggestion of alanguages sounds more like what Tolkien intended.
+Thom D Turning him into a Ringwraith does mean becoming a Nazgul. After all, Ringwraith is the translation of Nazgul. He would probably turn into a wraith.
MasterBombadillo that's what I was trying to say but after reading back I get the confusion. Indeed I too believe Frodo would become a wraith and not a ringwraith.
Am I the only one who noticed The Witch King of Angmar is to Sauron as Sauron is to Morgoth? Both Sauron and the Witch King are the highest ranking and most trusted servants of their respective lords, both project fear and power, but both are just weaker versions of their masters (Morgoth > Sauron > Witch King). I feel that, had Eowyn not killed the Witch King, we would be looking at a third dark lord trying to take Middle Earth. Really puts into perspective how awesome that part is. Plus I always loved how Eowyn isn't some godlike warrior, she's just a person trying to do good, and I feel she's heavily underappreciated.
I know this is 10 months old, but I'll go ahead. Despite what the other responses say here, you are mostly correct. Morgoth's power seduced Sauron and Sauron's power seduced the Witch King. You also would have been right about the Witch King proving to be a new dark lord in Sauron's place had he survived, IF the one ring had not been destroyed. This proved to be true in the creation of Angmar, when Sauron was defeated the first time, as the Witch King proved to be an effective ruler with his own agenda in Sauron's absence, until his defeat. The greatest difference that comes with Sauron vs the Witch King's ability to take up the mantle of Dark Lord is where their master's power lies. Sauron was able to return again and again in part because he was a maia, and because his power was tied to Morgoth's corruption which was rooted in creation itself. The Witch King on the other hand was formerly a dark sorcerer, so he no doubt had means of extending his life, however his power was tied to the One Ring meaning with it's destruction so too would he fall. So all in all you have the right idea, as long as you keep in mind that the World is to Sauron as the One Ring is to the Witch King.
@@danmurray1996 The way I see it, morgoth corrupting sauron is completely different from the way sauron corrupted the witch king (and all nazgul). Morgoth corrupted sauron with evil, but sauron isn't directly bound to morgoth. The nazgul are direct slaves to sauron, all bound to "the one" in terms of both their physical survival and mental capacity.
@@personb9034 Sauron was twisted by Morgoth to view Order as an end of itself, all servants of Darkness are in some way bound to Morgoth's will, but to say they lack their own agendas or goals is too far. The Nazgul are bound to the One Ring, but not so limited that they do not act of their own accord. That is clearly evident in the Witch Kings actions when Sauron was defeated. The Witch King went about building his own empire and establishing rivalries with his own enemies. The Nazgul still do retain their own will that they act on in their master's absence, just as Sauron acts until Morgoth's return at Dagor Dagorath.
Great video, but I think it's also important to note, regardless how people feel about Tom Bombadil, Tom saved the hobbits from the barrow wights and found and gave the dagger, used by merry, that weakened the witch king thus making it possible for its demise.
Fitzroy Murray yah that was my thinking too but most just follow the games and movies and they differ much at times like this. it was too much to introduce a great yet complex divisive creature in Tom Bomba dill himself.
Fun Fact the Nazgul were directly inspired by Tolkien' s experience with Shellshock in WW1, and their scream is inspired by the sound of falling artillery shells
"Minas Morgul is mine!" said Talion! " Hey keep it down with all your Domination and Nemesis system crap. You know the big boys are planning a real war!" yelled the Witch King from up on the Tower of Moonlight whilst holding the Sauron connected Palantir.
Armando Willem where does this comment,or phrase come up in the LotR book? Or am I correct to assume that you have made it up? It sounds very orcish to me.
I always wonder if Sauron distributed the rings of power to each race in accordance with the first of their kind. What I mean is, three rings for the elven kings: there were three Elf lords in the beginning, the first elves. Seven for the Dwarf-Lords: there were seven dwarves as the first dwarves, made by Aule. And so, there must have been nine lords of men in the beginning of the race of men, because there were nine rings given to Men.
The rings were given to the closest decedents who lived in middle earth I guess. None were given to those in the Undying Lands of Valinor and many of the elf lords never left ,so I guess they just gave them to people living in middle earth.
Interesting thought. There were more than 3 elf lords, but there were three groups of the Eldar and three representatives that originally went to Valinor to convince their people to make the great journey. The three original holders of the Three rings represented each group of the Eldar. While no Vanyar ever returned to Middle Earth to live, Galadriel grandmother was related to the king of the Vanyar. Gil-galad was the High King of the Noldor. Cirdan was the the second in command to Thingol, the original representative of the third group. The three Numenorians were significant because there were three house of the Edian, men who fought with the elves against Morgoth and became the founders of the kingdom of Numenor.
I thought at first the rings were distributed to kings of men like Easterlings, Balcoths, Southrons, Wainriders, Variags and such. I know some are different versions of Easterlings, but there were so many, I thought they had different kingdoms and locations. I wish there were more information.
I mean the three original elven lords, the first of their race, even before the three lords chosen to lead the elves to valinor. These three lords were Imin, Tata, and Enel. go here to find out more: tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Elf-fathers (copy and paste).
August The Magic King I don’t believe he would’ve been a ring wraith, cuz one, he doesn’t have a ring, and two, if the 9 had weapons like that, why wouldn’t there be more ring wraiths?
darth fuckyou the army of the dead are not Wraiths. - They’re fully dead, only their spirits remain. Which is why mortal men can see them. They’re not trapped between life and death like the Nazgul.
Thanks for making these videos, it helps me to learn more about middle earth than the other youtubers who tried to explain it. You do it in such an organized and comprehensible fashion, your efforts are to be commended.
little craig he does have quite a few videos on these things if you check his channel and Playlist under lotr lore. he has done a lot of them which is where I found him on youtube at first and enjoyed following it ever since. :)
My recollection is that the Nazgul were only kept "alive" by the rings, which is why they "went out" like the flame of a candle, not that they were destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Doom.
U think the Dunedain dagger that pierce the Witch King was poetic justice for what he did to the people if Arnor? Thats so cool if it was meant that way.
Christjensen Hackenhaar Just think the bible story the tower of Babel but add magic and instead of it happening in the desert it happens in the ocean. You'll get it if you know the Akallabeth.
hey! I was completely shocked that it wasn't a star wars video or another my little pony one. lol. jk. honestly, it was a refreshing surprise to watch a new lotr video from you again. great work. keep it up sir. enjoyed it very much as well as your new star wars series. no one I've heard quite describes things like you do about lore we all enjoy. my question is didn't Tom Bomba dill give the hobbits magical daggers meant to weaken the Nazgul riders? or was that just those random daggers Aragorn gave them at weather top just for protection but they kept them all this time and turned out to be key in defeating the lord of the Nazgul? I know the movies and books are different cause they didn't include the magical Tom Bomba dill man. Didn't the witchking also break gandalf s staff? why did the dagger that stabbed him disappear? thanks. :) exploring series guy.
The daggers were given to the hobbits by Tom Bombadil when he rescued them from the barrow-wights. These daggers were made by craftsmen of arnor during the war with the Witch King of Angmar who later returned in the War of the Ring as the lord of the nazgul. They were made specially to combat the witch king and his forces. This is why the dagger disappeared when Merry stabbed the Witch-King in the leg, because the dagger's purpose was finally fulfilled, to kill or to, in this case, help kill the witch king. Questions answered. If you wanna know more then go here: tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Daggers_of_Westernesse Oh yeah, i almost forgot, the Witch King did not break Gandalf's staff, the new one after he came back to life from being killed by the balrog. Here's how it goes: Gandalf the Grey, when he faced the Balrog in Moria, broke the bridge with his staff and in the process also breaking the staff itself. Then, Gandalf and the Balrog fought each other to death. Gandalf returns as Gandalf the White, and now acquires a new staff. Gandalf's new staff is never broken by anyone. Finally, when Gandalf departs from Middle-Earth to sail over the sea with Elrond and Galadriel and Frodo and Bilbo, his staff goes with him. It is not known what becomes of it beyond the sea. Presumably, Gandalf keeps it forever.
Iron Bear ah so just another movie affect then. I read the hobbit a lot. I should read the lotr lore series. the movies were very good and just though. I've always just read and watched stuff on it. much too much reading. ;)
I don't know if it's canon but Games Workshop at some point gave all the Nazgul names for their middle earth game lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Nazg%C3%BBl ( Near the bottom it talks about them)
I wanted to ask did you make a video on Eru Ilúvatar? I know that it does not have a lot of lore "being the creator God and all" but I think it would still make for an interesting video.
Khamul was indeed involved in the Lothlorien campaign, first attacking Lothlorien (along with 2-3 other wraiths) and then defending Dol Guldur against Galadriel's counter-attack. They were ultimately defeated by Galadriel bolstered by her Elven ring of Power, but of course the life force of those wraiths weren't extinguished until the moment the One Ring was destroyed.
Debate: Did Sauron take back the 9 rings of power after the men were wraiths? We know Sauron had 4 of the 7 dwarven rings, yet wouldn’t Sauron want even more power? I believe the ring wraiths kept the rings because if they took them off, what says that Sauron could still control them? In fellowship, Frodo is stabbed with a morgul blade which would turn him into a wraith, but not necessarily a RING wraith, if the 9 had that kind of weapon, then why aren’t there more ring wraiths? The blade was probably meant to place Frodo solely in the wraith world so those who saw in the wraith world, like the ring wraiths or Sauron, could see him with ease.
Joe King Tolkien stated that Sauron took back the Nine and keeps them. Sauron can still control the Nazgul after their rings are removed because they are utterly enslaved to them after fading to Wraiths. Also in taking back their rings is precisely what allows Sauron to continue to control them after he himself has lost the One. Without the One Sauron cannot dominate the other rings, so he controls the Nazgul through their rings directly by possessing them.
The nazgul were powerful when their opponents are weak, because of the aura of terror. During Gondor's golden age, steward Boromir(Not Boromir during the War of the Ring)drove the forces of Minas Morgul led by the WK away from the areas of Ithilien. It was said because of his strong will, even the WK feared him.
Two other names of Nazgûl are: Isildor ( pathetic guy who cut the ring off of sauron’s finger) Talion who replaced isildor in the Shadow of War video game I’m pretty sure there are 2 others whose names are reviled. One of them was ‘Hammerhand’ or something I can’t remember.
would've given some extra atmosphere if you could have added the nazgul theme to the video. the theme really brings out the dread the nazgul bring. (if copyright doesn't go ballistic of course)
Sauron and the Nazgul were unaware of the Shire’s location, and went to Saruman for information. Saruman: ... well have you checked the map? Sauron: You know the orcs wouldn’t recognize a map if they found one.
Well, fear is unfortunately a very effective tool at controlling a population, and can be seen even today. You’d also have to be extremely cunning and ruthless (the Witch King would be very good at both). Probably the biggest thing you’d need would be power, in any capacity. And finally, at least in my own thoughts, you’d need extremely loyal servants (WK has the orcs/Uruk-hai for that)
Turd Ferguson i dont think they did. So it is now; the Nine he had gathered to himself; the Seven also, or else they are destroyed. The Three are hidden still." [The Fellowship of the Ring]
Don't have the quote at hand but I remember reading Sauron had them. Which makes sense, since otherwise they would have no reason to answer to him, since he didn't have the One Ring in his possession at the time.
When the Witch King of Angmar is defeated, no mention is made of his ring. Obviously, it would be dangerous to wear it, but it would also be foolish of the soldiers of Rohan to just let it sit there.
Giannis Batziolas The Greek Scouser his star wars videos are quite good too as well as his other videos parts of them at least I enjoyed. the way he does it is very intreguing I find. many others do lotr lore videos. none like him though. :) try star wars too. and maybe his my little pony great April fools prank. lol.
It is Angband lil ol sikk. They were the subterranean fortresses of Morgoth,where he hid,and ruled from. After the Elves and men finally sacked the latter (Utumno was made first) they never fully explored all the secret chambers of torment and torture,and the Balrogs and other beasts that were hidden in there. Had they done so,the later days would have been clear of althe Balrog that killed Gandalf. But this was not the case. As the Elves (and the Valar before them) were always too lenient and merciful when dealing out punishment to the evil that sought to utterly destroy them.I believe if Men had the authority to punish Morgoth ,and his servants, that they would have destroyed them outright.I love the Elves ,at least the Noldor, but they are always too kind to those willing to utterly erase them from the face of the earth, and with great pleasure.
...my Brother. it was his Bane, that Affection that Sprung in the First Day; he would take a Thousand Years to Heal from his Unspeakable Loss at the Conclusion of Olórin's Charge, in whom he saw a Great Peace and a Likeness of Water.
Ringwraiths can do a lot. They can create permanent wounds that never heal. They can't be killed. They can stand up to Gandalf. They command the respect of orcs and trolls. So they can do more than just scare the shit out of you.
I don't understand why those Ring wraiths are considered to be such cruel enemys. Whenever they appear in lotr they fail to complete their current mission. They can't even kill a homeless guy and his four umpalumpas
Aragon is more than a homeless man he is of numerioan Royalty. is also wielded the blade that cut the finger ring from suaron's hand long ago. a magical blade as normal mortal blades would no harm sauron or even the the nazgul.
Ugh, I'm sorry, you're welcome to your opinion. But I really hate the tactic of using silly words like "homeless guy" and "umalumpas" to prove your point. I could just as easily say, "I don't understand why that Darth Vader is considered to be such a cruel enemy. When he was beaten by a farmer boy."
5:30 exactly, he "departed" not "ran away in terror". I'll forever hate Peter Jackson for making the Witch King and other wraiths look so goofy as they did in that scene. And 6:45 now the Witch King was made OP towards Gandalf in the movie. God damn I hate those movie shenanigans.
Joe King They Are Not truly invisible The hobbit movie Shows it, Close to the LOTR Books They Are Only Ghostly figures, in knight - uniforms and without faces Only the Witch King Has a crown over two Red, firery,, eyes "
If the Nazgul blades turn those they strike into wraiths? Where are all the others? I realize in the LoTR we see The Nine. But I would expect references to others turned Wraiths.. Idk. Great vid though. Thank you.
this is what I discerned from the trilogyagainst the Nazgal seek waters runfor this the wraiths will always shunseek swiftest river or deepest laketo find safety and haven makeif water fails thee fire's thy friendif neither guards it'll be thy end
No she didn't! It was the halflings blade that did for the Witch King. Hobbits are related too but are not men. as any scholar of Tolkien would know.That's how it happens in the book. Just sayin' like. The rest was pretty accurate tho'
know what I always wondered if someone put on all the rings of power at once what would happen? like every finger toe even the you know what if needed. lol that be a sight. Maybe you would blink out of existence and go where Eru Illuvatar is...
Shame how only one or two get named, yet in non canon sources you get plenty of them. If any of you played Shadow of War you know what I speak of. And most of the non canon nazgul are interesting in how they became Nazgul, or how that fate was a cruel twist to their story.
His next series is going to be purely based on popularity poll. If you want a Narnia series, you better get people out to the polls for it when it opens up !
That's lame. Then they will be doing something dumb that doesn't need a video like the fire and ice game of throne tv show lore crap. Narnia goes right with his lotr lore and theirs so much not done in the movies and so much to it. I usually don't vote anyway. I hope he had discretion when it comes to pure democracy which is poor at best.
So there’s definitely a debate between nerds about 7:40 events. Did the hobbits blade kill the wraith or did the woman’s blade? Neither are man and there’s a special significance of the hobbit’s blade that have led many to believe it was actually that blade which killed him.
I think their power was underestimated in tlord, or the opposite in the hobbit. The witchking was able to destroy Gandalf's staff. I don't know much, but I reckon that takes a lot of power. Yet still, he is dumb enough to get killed by a single person on the battlefield. Kind of inconcistent
Robert Galdr A) he didn't break gandalfs staff, thats not canon B) he wasn't just killed by one person, he was stabbed from behind with a blade designed to kill him, it caused him great pain and removed his immortality
I don't understand something. A nazgul can survive after has been empaled by flaming torch. And dead after the same thing with a sword... Ok it's the prophecy and a good way to make girl in front ^^ Anyway, good job with this video. For me the ringwraiths are the most iconics characters in LOTR. A good idea for a prequel, how exactly they fallen in the darkness. And the Angmar battle.
loved it! Just a heads up the Shadow of Mordor and Shasow of war games are canon, in shadow of war you fight the Nazgul and learn the name of three of the wraiths. One is Isildur Which you release in the game and the Character Talion becomes the last edition of the nine.
Where can you find this information? is it all in The Silmarillion? Or the History of Middle Earth series? I haven't read these yet and I want to read the one with the most information. (At least information of the Nazgul)
Are we going to talk about how the witch king's death is basically just a copy of one of the prophecies from that one Shakespeare play (I don't remember the name of the play)
Macbeth is the one you are referring to and the prophecy was no man born of woman may harm you in his case his killer was born via c-section from a corpse
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I can't imagine what Frodo would be like as a Nazgul. Like imagine him on a demonic pony threatening people and they all laugh at him because he's like three feet tall and invisible
The Blessed Caesar Games him turning into a ringwraith doesn't mean he becomes a Nazgul. He probably would become a lost spirit trapped in the physical world.
I would guess Frodo would become like the Barrow Wight he cut the hand of, if he became somewhat a version of a Nazgul.
Actually, it was just said (if I recall correctly) that he would become a wraith, not a ringwraith. The suggestion of alanguages sounds more like what Tolkien intended.
+Thom D Turning him into a Ringwraith does mean becoming a Nazgul. After all, Ringwraith is the translation of Nazgul. He would probably turn into a wraith.
MasterBombadillo that's what I was trying to say but after reading back I get the confusion. Indeed I too believe Frodo would become a wraith and not a ringwraith.
Just soo intriguing these story Tolkien have created almost a century ago!
This whole video is wraithist.
DAS WRIATHIST!!!!
The second I heard this in my head, my own brain accented lisp made me laugh. Well done. :]
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Ok Mike Tyson
nazgul and the mouth are my favorite characters
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Mephistopheles also in the extended version of lotr3. at blackgate towards the end
Mephistopheles my boiii did you know talon is one of dis 9 bastards ~mind blown~ i just finished it
Am I the only one who noticed The Witch King of Angmar is to Sauron as Sauron is to Morgoth? Both Sauron and the Witch King are the highest ranking and most trusted servants of their respective lords, both project fear and power, but both are just weaker versions of their masters (Morgoth > Sauron > Witch King). I feel that, had Eowyn not killed the Witch King, we would be looking at a third dark lord trying to take Middle Earth. Really puts into perspective how awesome that part is. Plus I always loved how Eowyn isn't some godlike warrior, she's just a person trying to do good, and I feel she's heavily underappreciated.
Wolfgod 64
No because with the one rings destroyed, the 9 lose their power so nothing is keeping the wraiths from death
Nope, the Witch King doesn't have a will of his own. He is a tool of Sauron, he can't betray him or have his own goals.
I know this is 10 months old, but I'll go ahead. Despite what the other responses say here, you are mostly correct. Morgoth's power seduced Sauron and Sauron's power seduced the Witch King. You also would have been right about the Witch King proving to be a new dark lord in Sauron's place had he survived, IF the one ring had not been destroyed.
This proved to be true in the creation of Angmar, when Sauron was defeated the first time, as the Witch King proved to be an effective ruler with his own agenda in Sauron's absence, until his defeat.
The greatest difference that comes with Sauron vs the Witch King's ability to take up the mantle of Dark Lord is where their master's power lies. Sauron was able to return again and again in part because he was a maia, and because his power was tied to Morgoth's corruption which was rooted in creation itself. The Witch King on the other hand was formerly a dark sorcerer, so he no doubt had means of extending his life, however his power was tied to the One Ring meaning with it's destruction so too would he fall.
So all in all you have the right idea, as long as you keep in mind that the World is to Sauron as the One Ring is to the Witch King.
@@danmurray1996 The way I see it, morgoth corrupting sauron is completely different from the way sauron corrupted the witch king (and all nazgul). Morgoth corrupted sauron with evil, but sauron isn't directly bound to morgoth. The nazgul are direct slaves to sauron, all bound to "the one" in terms of both their physical survival and mental capacity.
@@personb9034 Sauron was twisted by Morgoth to view Order as an end of itself, all servants of Darkness are in some way bound to Morgoth's will, but to say they lack their own agendas or goals is too far. The Nazgul are bound to the One Ring, but not so limited that they do not act of their own accord. That is clearly evident in the Witch Kings actions when Sauron was defeated. The Witch King went about building his own empire and establishing rivalries with his own enemies. The Nazgul still do retain their own will that they act on in their master's absence, just as Sauron acts until Morgoth's return at Dagor Dagorath.
Great video, but I think it's also important to note, regardless how people feel about Tom Bombadil, Tom saved the hobbits from the barrow wights and found and gave the dagger, used by merry, that weakened the witch king thus making it possible for its demise.
Fitzroy Murray yah that was my thinking too but most just follow the games and movies and they differ much at times like this. it was too much to introduce a great yet complex divisive creature in Tom Bomba dill himself.
Fun Fact the Nazgul were directly inspired by Tolkien' s experience with Shellshock in WW1, and their scream is inspired by the sound of falling artillery shells
The Nazgul are probably my favorite characters from the Lord of the Rings. So dark and mysterious, and can't be killed. Wish I had control of them.
"Minas Morgul is mine!" said Talion!
" Hey keep it down with all your Domination and Nemesis system crap. You know the big boys are planning a real war!" yelled the Witch King from up on the Tower of Moonlight whilst holding the Sauron connected Palantir.
Armando Willem where does this comment,or phrase come up in the LotR book? Or am I correct to assume that you have made it up? It sounds very orcish to me.
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I always wonder if Sauron distributed the rings of power to each race in accordance with the first of their kind. What I mean is, three rings for the elven kings: there were three Elf lords in the beginning, the first elves. Seven for the Dwarf-Lords: there were seven dwarves as the first dwarves, made by Aule. And so, there must have been nine lords of men in the beginning of the race of men, because there were nine rings given to Men.
Danny Herdegen The elven rings were made by celebrimbor on his own with Mairons techniques
The rings were given to the closest decedents who lived in middle earth I guess. None were given to those in the Undying Lands of Valinor and many of the elf lords never left ,so I guess they just gave them to people living in middle earth.
Interesting thought. There were more than 3 elf lords, but there were three groups of the Eldar and three representatives that originally went to Valinor to convince their people to make the great journey. The three original holders of the Three rings represented each group of the Eldar. While no Vanyar ever returned to Middle Earth to live, Galadriel grandmother was related to the king of the Vanyar. Gil-galad was the High King of the Noldor. Cirdan was the the second in command to Thingol, the original representative of the third group. The three Numenorians were significant because there were three house of the Edian, men who fought with the elves against Morgoth and became the founders of the kingdom of Numenor.
I thought at first the rings were distributed to kings of men like Easterlings, Balcoths, Southrons, Wainriders, Variags and such. I know some are different versions of Easterlings, but there were so many, I thought they had different kingdoms and locations. I wish there were more information.
I mean the three original elven lords, the first of their race, even before the three lords chosen to lead the elves to valinor. These three lords were Imin, Tata, and Enel. go here to find out more: tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Elf-fathers (copy and paste).
I love these guys, the have some awesome design.
jh44574 they are more intimidating in Shadow of War, one of them being Helm Hammerhand
blackvial, lol no they look like shit in shadow of war their dark not scary like intended.
I do like what they did in shadow of war with the nine. I loved them in the movies, but I do like them with a bit more armor
Good video man love bingeing your channel.
Frodo turn to a Ring wraith. Fear the half Wraith cause he half the size of a wraith
August The Magic King haha lol
That tiny black pony would be so cute
August The Magic King I don’t believe he would’ve been a ring wraith, cuz one, he doesn’t have a ring, and two, if the 9 had weapons like that, why wouldn’t there be more ring wraiths?
Joe King he wouldn't have became a nazgul but he would have became a wraith there are loads of them read about it the army of the dead are wraiths
darth fuckyou the army of the dead are not Wraiths. - They’re fully dead, only their spirits remain. Which is why mortal men can see them.
They’re not trapped between life and death like the Nazgul.
This was really cool.
Thanks for making these videos, it helps me to learn more about middle earth than the other youtubers who tried to explain it. You do it in such an organized and comprehensible fashion, your efforts are to be commended.
love these videos mang! you should consider doing a mini-series on the events and stories from silmarillion too.
little craig he does have quite a few videos on these things if you check his channel and Playlist under lotr lore. he has done a lot of them which is where I found him on youtube at first and enjoyed following it ever since. :)
I do wish they extended this fight for the movie. Would have loved to see Eowyn and the Witch King duke it out properly
I thoroughly enjoyed this! Apart from the bit when that bitch stabbed me in the face.
Unlucky Mate.
Funny.
you were already dead
The king of fantasy at work.
We would have nothing today in terms of works of fantasy and sci-fi had it not been for this one man; J.R.R. Tolkien.
Great vid! Glad to see you back on Middle earth :)
good episode man keep it up :)
My boy glorfindel, single handedly fighting the wraiths.
Well done . . . .
My recollection is that the Nazgul were only kept "alive" by the rings, which is why they "went out" like the flame of a candle, not that they were destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Doom.
you back at the middle-earth series?
Loves it
U think the Dunedain dagger that pierce the Witch King was poetic justice for what he did to the people if Arnor? Thats so cool if it was meant that way.
please do one on numenor
Christjensen Hackenhaar Just think the bible story the tower of Babel but add magic and instead of it happening in the desert it happens in the ocean. You'll get it if you know the Akallabeth.
Great stuff - thanks !
Awesome job. Well read sir.
hey! I was completely shocked that it wasn't a star wars video or another my little pony one. lol. jk. honestly, it was a refreshing surprise to watch a new lotr video from you again. great work. keep it up sir. enjoyed it very much as well as your new star wars series. no one I've heard quite describes things like you do about lore we all enjoy. my question is didn't Tom Bomba dill give the hobbits magical daggers meant to weaken the Nazgul riders? or was that just those random daggers Aragorn gave them at weather top just for protection but they kept them all this time and turned out to be key in defeating the lord of the Nazgul? I know the movies and books are different cause they didn't include the magical Tom Bomba dill man. Didn't the witchking also break gandalf s staff? why did the dagger that stabbed him disappear? thanks. :) exploring series guy.
The daggers were given to the hobbits by Tom Bombadil when he rescued them from the barrow-wights. These daggers were made by craftsmen of arnor during the war with the Witch King of Angmar who later returned in the War of the Ring as the lord of the nazgul. They were made specially to combat the witch king and his forces. This is why the dagger disappeared when Merry stabbed the Witch-King in the leg, because the dagger's purpose was finally fulfilled, to kill or to, in this case, help kill the witch king.
Questions answered.
If you wanna know more then go here: tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Daggers_of_Westernesse
Oh yeah, i almost forgot, the Witch King did not break Gandalf's staff, the new one after he came back to life from being killed by the balrog.
Here's how it goes: Gandalf the Grey, when he faced the Balrog in Moria, broke the bridge with his staff and in the process also breaking the staff itself. Then, Gandalf and the Balrog fought each other to death. Gandalf returns as Gandalf the White, and now acquires a new staff. Gandalf's new staff is never broken by anyone. Finally, when Gandalf departs from Middle-Earth to sail over the sea with Elrond and Galadriel and Frodo and Bilbo, his staff goes with him. It is not known what becomes of it beyond the sea. Presumably, Gandalf keeps it forever.
Iron Bear ah so just another movie affect then. I read the hobbit a lot. I should read the lotr lore series. the movies were very good and just though. I've always just read and watched stuff on it. much too much reading. ;)
Iron Bear thank you fyi :)
Now, this is what i wanted.
I don't know if it's canon but Games Workshop at some point gave all the Nazgul names for their middle earth game lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Nazg%C3%BBl ( Near the bottom it talks about them)
No canon at all. The only named Nazgul is Khamul (I don't count Witch-King as a real name).
No. There were only nine Ring Wraiths.
I wanted to ask did you make a video on Eru Ilúvatar? I know that it does not have a lot of lore "being the creator God and all" but I think it would still make for an interesting video.
All the information about Eru is in the creation of middle earth video. Not too much else to be said.
Oh alright thank you for the info will check that one out now.
Wasn't Kamul leading a small pack of Wringwaiths against Lothlorien during that final War of the Ring at the black gates
Khamul was indeed involved in the Lothlorien campaign, first attacking Lothlorien (along with 2-3 other wraiths) and then defending Dol Guldur against Galadriel's counter-attack. They were ultimately defeated by Galadriel bolstered by her Elven ring of Power, but of course the life force of those wraiths weren't extinguished until the moment the One Ring was destroyed.
Thats the one, cheers
Debate: Did Sauron take back the 9 rings of power after the men were wraiths? We know Sauron had 4 of the 7 dwarven rings, yet wouldn’t Sauron want even more power?
I believe the ring wraiths kept the rings because if they took them off, what says that Sauron could still control them? In fellowship, Frodo is stabbed with a morgul blade which would turn him into a wraith, but not necessarily a RING wraith, if the 9 had that kind of weapon, then why aren’t there more ring wraiths? The blade was probably meant to place Frodo solely in the wraith world so those who saw in the wraith world, like the ring wraiths or Sauron, could see him with ease.
Joe King Tolkien stated that Sauron took back the Nine and keeps them.
Sauron can still control the Nazgul after their rings are removed because they are utterly enslaved to them after fading to Wraiths. Also in taking back their rings is precisely what allows Sauron to continue to control them after he himself has lost the One. Without the One Sauron cannot dominate the other rings, so he controls the Nazgul through their rings directly by possessing them.
The nazgul were powerful when their opponents are weak, because of the aura of terror. During Gondor's golden age, steward Boromir(Not Boromir during the War of the Ring)drove the forces of Minas Morgul led by the WK away from the areas of Ithilien. It was said because of his strong will, even the WK feared him.
lol that's why they stopped and asked for directions
Please exploring series please I beg u please do MORIA please and also THE FELLOWSHIP and the dwarves on the quest for the lonely mountain please
Two other names of Nazgûl are:
Isildor ( pathetic guy who cut the ring off of sauron’s finger)
Talion who replaced isildor in the Shadow of War video game
I’m pretty sure there are 2 others whose names are reviled. One of them was ‘Hammerhand’ or something I can’t remember.
Those are exclusive to the Shadow of War game, they aren't canon outside them.
Noname 14235 oh ok
would've given some extra atmosphere if you could have added the nazgul theme to the video. the theme really brings out the dread the nazgul bring. (if copyright doesn't go ballistic of course)
The creation of Nazgul makes Sauron a necromancer, among his many other names.
Sauron and the Nazgul were unaware of the Shire’s location, and went to Saruman for information.
Saruman: ... well have you checked the map?
Sauron: You know the orcs wouldn’t recognize a map if they found one.
What I would like to know is how does One keep order in a kingdom of cruelty and wickedness?
Well, fear is unfortunately a very effective tool at controlling a population, and can be seen even today. You’d also have to be extremely cunning and ruthless (the Witch King would be very good at both). Probably the biggest thing you’d need would be power, in any capacity. And finally, at least in my own thoughts, you’d need extremely loyal servants (WK has the orcs/Uruk-hai for that)
Yes! More LotR lore!
I would like a bit of elaboration on Talions story in lotr. I know its not the original and the games break a bit of lore but its still pretty cool
Ohhh, now I understand now why the Witch King said “No man can kill me” in the last Lord of The Rings movie.
did the nazgul keep the 9 rings of power? is that part of the reason they're so powerful?
They were still in possession of them at the time of the Lord of the Rings.
Turd Ferguson i dont think they did. So it is now; the Nine he had gathered to himself; the Seven also, or else they are destroyed. The Three are hidden still."
[The Fellowship of the Ring]
Don't have the quote at hand but I remember reading Sauron had them. Which makes sense, since otherwise they would have no reason to answer to him, since he didn't have the One Ring in his possession at the time.
During the Council of Elrond, Gandalf says: "The Nine the Nazgul keep."
When the Witch King of Angmar is defeated, no mention is made of his ring. Obviously, it would be dangerous to wear it, but it would also be foolish of the soldiers of Rohan to just let it sit there.
I thought you were Done with lotr. What made you come back to lotr?
He has hinted before of adding more LOTR videos
Seems wise since lotr is the "topic" that gave him all his subs and recognition on youtube.
I agree, I'm only here for Middle-Earth
Nils Ersson yah great question. what made you come back The exploring series?
Giannis Batziolas The Greek Scouser his star wars videos are quite good too as well as his other videos parts of them at least I enjoyed. the way he does it is very intreguing I find. many others do lotr lore videos. none like him though. :) try star wars too. and maybe his my little pony great April fools prank. lol.
You should do one of Rohan and King Theoden
can you please make a video about utumno and andgard (middle earth) please i dont see that much people talking about them
It is Angband lil ol sikk. They were the subterranean fortresses of Morgoth,where he hid,and ruled from. After the Elves and men finally sacked the latter (Utumno was made first) they never fully explored all the secret chambers of torment and torture,and the Balrogs and other beasts that were hidden in there. Had they done so,the later days would have been clear of althe Balrog that killed Gandalf. But this was not the case. As the Elves (and the Valar before them) were always too lenient and merciful when dealing out punishment to the evil that sought to utterly destroy them.I believe if Men had the authority to punish Morgoth ,and his servants, that they would have destroyed them outright.I love the Elves ,at least the Noldor, but they are always too kind to those willing to utterly erase them from the face of the earth, and with great pleasure.
...my Brother. it was his Bane, that Affection that Sprung in the First Day; he would take a Thousand Years to Heal from his Unspeakable Loss at the Conclusion of Olórin's Charge, in whom he saw a Great Peace and a Likeness of Water.
go friggen Merry
Ringwraiths can do a lot. They can create permanent wounds that never heal. They can't be killed. They can stand up to Gandalf. They command the respect of orcs and trolls. So they can do more than just scare the shit out of you.
I don't understand why those Ring wraiths are considered to be such cruel enemys. Whenever they appear in lotr they fail to complete their current mission. They can't even kill a homeless guy and his four umpalumpas
Aragon is more than a homeless man he is of numerioan Royalty. is also wielded the blade that cut the finger ring from suaron's hand long ago. a magical blade as normal mortal blades would no harm sauron or even the the nazgul.
Ugh, I'm sorry, you're welcome to your opinion. But I really hate the tactic of using silly words like "homeless guy" and "umalumpas" to prove your point.
I could just as easily say, "I don't understand why that Darth Vader is considered to be such a cruel enemy. When he was beaten by a farmer boy."
got to admit it does make it sound funny though.
HistoryFan476ad, any estimate what one fell beast baby costs?
The local pet shop has no idea.
1,000 dollars maybe, or 900 pounds.
Make one of the witch king only!
nice video
I like those wyverns/ fell beasts.
How much does one of them cost?
I really like the music you used in this. What is it called? Where did you get it?
Have you made a video on Bree?
5:30 exactly, he "departed" not "ran away in terror". I'll forever hate Peter Jackson for making the Witch King and other wraiths look so goofy as they did in that scene.
And 6:45 now the Witch King was made OP towards Gandalf in the movie. God damn I hate those movie shenanigans.
So Sauron Just chilled out for a 1000 years and after all that time he still wanted to take over middle earth, that guy just don't quit does he
Where do you get the images in your videos?
From your MOM's house.
How about a video on fellbeasts?
If they’re invisible, why didn’t they just sneak up on Frodo, the stab him?
Joe King
They Are Not truly invisible
The hobbit movie Shows it, Close to the LOTR Books
They Are Only Ghostly figures, in knight - uniforms and without faces
Only the Witch King Has a crown over two Red, firery,, eyes "
Naked...
I always thought this, but did Tolkein get the inspiration for Nazguls from Ivan the terribles Death squads?
Do a video on mouth of sauron please.
If the Nazgul blades turn those they strike into wraiths? Where are all the others? I realize in the LoTR we see The Nine. But I would expect references to others turned Wraiths.. Idk. Great vid though. Thank you.
this is what I discerned from the trilogyagainst the Nazgal seek waters runfor this the wraiths will always shunseek swiftest river or deepest laketo find safety and haven makeif water fails thee fire's thy friendif neither guards it'll be thy end
You should wright a book
No she didn't! It was the halflings blade that did for the Witch King. Hobbits are related too but are not men. as any scholar of Tolkien would know.That's how it happens in the book. Just sayin' like. The rest was pretty accurate tho'
make a video about the palantir
know what I always wondered if someone put on all the rings of power at once what would happen? like every finger toe even the you know what if needed. lol that be a sight.
Maybe you would blink out of existence and go where Eru Illuvatar is...
Did they let Gollum go or did he escape?
Thanks you answer the one question I was going to ask you
which was what was the name of the dragon like creatures that the Black Riders ride?
They are called Fellbeasts. He mentions at the 6:15 timestamp in the video.
Beefreef I know that. what I was talking about is I was going to ask him that question before this video camera out
whats the source of the picture 2:04?
Where did you find the first two images in the video? Who is the artist?
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please for the love of God do the Dune series!!!!!
Shame how only one or two get named, yet in non canon sources you get plenty of them. If any of you played Shadow of War you know what I speak of. And most of the non canon nazgul are interesting in how they became Nazgul, or how that fate was a cruel twist to their story.
what is the name of the music...?
is there a chance that you could do a video about chronicles of narnia?
Bofur Jr. oh yes I quite agree when your up to it. their is much lore their too.
His next series is going to be purely based on popularity poll. If you want a Narnia series, you better get people out to the polls for it when it opens up !
That's lame. Then they will be doing something dumb that doesn't need a video like the fire and ice game of throne tv show lore crap. Narnia goes right with his lotr lore and theirs so much not done in the movies and so much to it. I usually don't vote anyway. I hope he had discretion when it comes to pure democracy which is poor at best.
Zach Stevens Actually there is a ton of lore behind game of thrones. There have been published separate lorebooks.
I've always wondered what they looked like if they took off their hoods. If they did that, would their place shadow body disappear?
Would you feel comfortable doing an Explained history of Stephen Kings books?
So there’s definitely a debate between nerds about 7:40 events. Did the hobbits blade kill the wraith or did the woman’s blade? Neither are man and there’s a special significance of the hobbit’s blade that have led many to believe it was actually that blade which killed him.
What is the background music??? Is it available on TH-cam, or is it custom-made??? :/
Had frodo turned into a ring wraith, the wraiths would have had their ring
Dragon from Middle Earth Shadow of Mordor
I think their power was underestimated in tlord, or the opposite in the hobbit. The witchking was able to destroy Gandalf's staff. I don't know much, but I reckon that takes a lot of power. Yet still, he is dumb enough to get killed by a single person on the battlefield. Kind of inconcistent
Robert Galdr If Frodo became one after he got stabbed, would he be a midget in a cloak lol?
Robert Galdr
The Witch King wasnt able to break gandalf s Power
Only in the movie
Not in tolkiens Books
Robert Galdr
A) he didn't break gandalfs staff, thats not canon
B) he wasn't just killed by one person, he was stabbed from behind with a blade designed to kill him, it caused him great pain and removed his immortality
i want a video about the creation of mordor.
TheExploringSeries Can you make a video about Exploring Halo:The Forerunners
I don't understand something. A nazgul can survive after has been empaled by flaming torch. And dead after the same thing with a sword... Ok it's the prophecy and a good way to make girl in front ^^
Anyway, good job with this video. For me the ringwraiths are the most iconics characters in LOTR.
A good idea for a prequel, how exactly they fallen in the darkness. And the Angmar battle.
He was never impaled by a torch. This was fully Peter Jacksons own invention.
ArtKO171
The Witch King died because the noldor weapon breaking the spell protecting Him
So the prophecy getting true
ArtKO171
They witch king only died because he was stabbed with a weapon specially made for killing wraiths
I wish sauron had gotten the ring just to see what would have happened
loved it! Just a heads up the Shadow of Mordor and Shasow of war games are canon, in shadow of war you fight the Nazgul and learn the name of three of the wraiths. One is Isildur Which you release in the game and the Character Talion becomes the last edition of the nine.
Grant Bymers
Som and SOW good games?
Nice Joke
Canon?
Go and Troll somewhere else
Grant Bymers
They are not canon, no idea where you got that idea
Where can you find this information? is it all in The Silmarillion? Or the History of Middle Earth series? I haven't read these yet and I want to read the one with the most information. (At least information of the Nazgul)
please help.
Much can be found in the Appendices. And there's a chapter in Unfinished Tales too.
MasterBombadillo Thank you.
Is this a re-upload?
Plese do A song of Ice and Fire/Game of thrones Mythology.
Are we going to talk about how the witch king's death is basically just a copy of one of the prophecies from that one Shakespeare play (I don't remember the name of the play)
Macbeth is the one you are referring to and the prophecy was no man born of woman may harm you in his case his killer was born via c-section from a corpse
Damn Eowyn at 7:30 looks hot
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