The Great Alliance of Elves and Men stood in defiance of Sauron for long years of siege, but even their greatest heroes came to fear his deadliest servants. These were the Nazgûl, and their number was Nine.
The Great Alliance of Elves and Men stood in defiance of Sauron for long years of siege, but even their bravest heroes came to fear his deadliest servants. These were the Nazgûl, and their number was Nine. They stalked the battlefield of Mordor Besieged, and were its most dangerous scourges.
None can say what ship bore him hither to Middle-earth before Númenor was lost, but once he accepted Sauron's gift he could no longer be counted among the Men of that land. He dwelt in Thaurband, a fortress in southern Mordor, not far from the inland Sea. It was from that keep that the fear of him spread, giving him a new title to replace the name he no longer needed. He became the Gloom of Núrn, though he did not stay there, and roved far and wide at Sauron's command.
None can say what ship bore him hither to Middle-earth before Númenor was lost, but once he accepted Sauron's gift he could no longer be counted among the Men of that land. He dwelt in Thaurband, a fortress in southern Mordor, not far from the inland Sea. It was from that keep that the fear of him spread, giving him a new title to replace the name he no longer needed. He became the Gloom of Núrn, though he did not stay there, and roved far and wide at Sauron's command.
None can say what ship bore him hither to Middle-earth before Númenor was lost, but once he accepted Sauron's gift he could no longer be counted among the Men of that land. He dwelt in Thaurband, a fortress in southern Mordor, not far from the inland Sea. It was from that keep that the fear of him spread, giving him a new title to replace the name he no longer needed. He became the Gloom of Núrn, though he did not stay there, and roved far and wide at Sauron's command.
None can say what ship bore him hither to Middle-earth before Númenor was lost, but once he accepted Sauron's gift he could no longer be counted among the Men of that land. He dwelt in Thaurband, a fortress in southern Mordor, not far from the inland Sea. It was from that keep that the fear of him spread, giving him a new title to replace the name he no longer needed. He became the Gloom of Núrn, though he did not stay there, and roved far and wide at Sauron's command.