Witch-king of Angmar
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The Witch-king of Angmar is the Lord of the Nazgûl and Sauron’s chief servant in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, feared as the most powerful of the Ringwraiths.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Witch-king of Angmar | 2 |
| Lord of the Nazgûl | 1 |
| Morgul-lord | 1 |
| The Witch-king of Angmar | 1 |
| Witch-king | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nazgûl
ⓘ
Ringwraith ⓘ fictional character ⓘ servant of Sauron ⓘ undead being ⓘ |
| allegiance | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Black Captain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Captain of Despair NERFINISHED ⓘ Dwimmerlaik NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord of the Nazgûl NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord of the Nine Riders NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgul-lord NERFINISHED ⓘ Witch-king NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion (appendices and references) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Carn Dûm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minas Morgul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfRealm | Carn Dûm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| death | slain by Éowyn and Meriadoc Brandybuck ⓘ |
| deathLocation | Pelennor Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Meriadoc Brandybuck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Éowyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy |
Arnor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gondor NERFINISHED ⓘ the Dúnedain of the North NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupAffiliation |
Nazgûl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Servants of Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdomRuled | Angmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyalty | Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mount |
black horse
ⓘ
fell beast ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
instilling terror in enemies
ⓘ
invisibility when wearing the Ring ⓘ sorcery ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
commands the siege of Minas Tirith
ⓘ
defeats the last king of Gondor, Eärnur, at Minas Morgul ⓘ destroys the kingdom of Arthedain ⓘ leads the war against Arnor ⓘ wounds Frodo Baggins at Weathertop with a morgul-knife ⓘ |
| position |
Lord of Minas Morgul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sauron’s chief servant ⓘ chief of the Nazgûl ⓘ |
| prophecy | no living man can kill him ⓘ |
| race |
Man
ⓘ
Wraith ⓘ |
| realm | Angmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ringBearerOf | one of the Nine Rings of Power ⓘ |
| serves | Dark Lord Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
King of Angmar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord of the Nazgûl NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord of the Ringswraiths ⓘ |
| weapon |
mace
ⓘ
morgul-knife NERFINISHED ⓘ sword ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
King Théoden (film character)
this entity surface form:
the Witch-king of Angmar
this entity surface form:
The Witch-king of Angmar
this entity surface form:
Witch-king
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Morgul-lord
this entity surface form:
the Witch-king of Angmar