Suvyan Singollo
Middle-earth
"Over? This is only the beginning ..."
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Post by Suvyan Singollo on Jan 15, 2010 17:21:06 GMT -5
[glow=black,2,300][/glow]I've always wondered about the Ringwraiths - who are (or were) they? What are their names? What is their history?
The only names I know are the Witch-King and Khamul, I don't know the rest.
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Post by Arohtar on Jan 15, 2010 21:32:25 GMT -5
Well, they came from the nine rings given to mortal kings. I don't know too much more.
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Suvyan Singollo
Middle-earth
"Over? This is only the beginning ..."
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Post by Suvyan Singollo on Jan 16, 2010 9:19:22 GMT -5
It doesn't seem that Tolkien gave much background on them, which is a shame. Maybe someone else knows more than I do?
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Thranduil
Endórë
"There is no escape from my magic doors."
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Post by Thranduil on Jan 18, 2010 15:18:27 GMT -5
Khamul was a great King from the east (Rhun), as for the Witch king and the other Wraiths it is not clear; but they were once powerful men, whom traded their humanity for even greater power.
That is about all that is known as to their former selves, though they were regarded as 'kings of old'
They are never described in much detail, I think they are so apart from their old human selves they have forgotten who they were completely.
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