Oathbreakers of the Paths of the Dead

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The Oathbreakers of the Paths of the Dead are a cursed host of undead Men in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, bound by an unfulfilled oath until they aid Aragorn in battle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cursed host
fictional group of Men
undead army
aidedInBattleOf Pelargir NERFINISHED
alignment cursed
alsoKnownAs Army of the Dead NERFINISHED
Dead Men of Dunharrow NERFINISHED
Men of the Mountains NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
The Return of the King NERFINISHED
associatedLocation Dunharrow NERFINISHED
Morthond Vale NERFINISHED
Stone of Erech NERFINISHED
betrayed Last Alliance of Elves and Men NERFINISHED
boundTo Paths of the Dead NERFINISHED
brokeOathTo Isildur NERFINISHED
cannotBeHarmedBy ordinary weapons
countryOfFictionalSetting Gondor NERFINISHED
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
curseCondition to remain until fulfilling their oath
cursedBy Isildur NERFINISHED
dwellsIn Dwimorberg NERFINISHED
White Mountains NERFINISHED
fearEffectOn living Men
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth NERFINISHED
foughtAgainst Corsairs of Umbar NERFINISHED
fulfilledOathBy aiding Aragorn in battle
genre high fantasy
languageOfOrigin Westron (narrative language) NERFINISHED
medium literature
narrativeRole to provide Aragorn with decisive military aid
notableLeader King of the Dead NERFINISHED
oathContext to fight against Sauron
originalAllegiance Isildur NERFINISHED
partOf legendarium of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
race Men
relatedEvent Last Alliance of Elves and Men NERFINISHED
War of the Ring NERFINISHED
relatedGroup Dúnedain of the North NERFINISHED
releaseCondition after fulfilling their oath
releasedBy Aragorn NERFINISHED
state undead
summonedAt Stone of Erech NERFINISHED
summonedBy Aragorn NERFINISHED
summonedDuring War of the Ring NERFINISHED
sworeOathTo Isildur NERFINISHED
theme oath-breaking and redemption
timePeriod end of the Third Age

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Battle of the Pelennor Fields involvesFaction Oathbreakers of the Paths of the Dead