The Full Story of THE NAZGUL! (RINGWRAITHS!) | Middle Earth Lore

Today we look at the greatest servants of Sauron... The Nazgul! The Ringwraiths! The Nine Riders!

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"Nazgul" - AllrichArt
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Servant of Death – Grimdar
Sauron and Celebrimbor – Kaprriss
The Nazgul - SpartanK42
Sauron the Necromancer – Kiendriel
Middle Earth – Klaradox
Annatar – Alaïs
Elf Last Alliance - Angel Falto
Celebrimbor and Narvi - (Azaisya)
Celebrimbor - kimberly80
Elven Rings – (Artist Unknown)
Cirdan – Moumo38
Gil Galad - Ivan Cavini
Galadriel - Ivan Cavini
Sauron Forges The One - Ivan Cavini
Sauron 2Sides – VictorLafaye
Nazgul - Kimberly80
Nazgul – cobaltplasma
Nazgul – FedericoLucidi
Sauron vs. Elendil and Gil-galad on Orodruin – KipRasmussen
The Beginning of an End – jyongyi
The Five – Sindacollo
Witch-king of Angmar - Vulpes-Ibuculta
Carn-Dum – Skullbastard
Kingdoms of the Dunedain T.A. 1050 – SmokingPulp
Weathertop – sirguruz
Barrow Wight – CKGoksoy
Nazgul – Styoo
Battle of Fornost - BFME II Rise of the Witch-king
Battle of Fornost – Merlkir
Nazgul – JonHodgson
Minas Morgul - Matthew Burton
Palantir Room - Eleftheria-Arts
Witch-king of Angmar - Infesth6
Earnur - BFME II Rise of the Witch-king
The Nazgul and his Prey – Dartxo
The Great Eye - Art-Calavera
Dol Guldur – TitusLunter
Gollum - Mark22
Boromir Steward of Gondor - Owen Weber
Black Riders – darekzabrocki
Sauron The Lord of the Rings - William Faucher
The Nine – engelszorn
Khamûl – Anato Finnstark
Nazgul 6 (Lord of the Rings) – AnatoFinnstark
Galadriel – Incantanta
Saruman the White – DanielGovar
Saruman the Corrupt - Rytis Juknevicius
Saruman - malara-art
Nazgul – JamesBousema
Grima Wormtoungue - Harold Shull
Nazgul (Lord of the Rings) – AnatoFinnstark
The Shire - Lord of the Rings – FrancescaBaerald
Across Middle-Earth Bree – ralphdamiani
Rangers from the North – Imadawan
Nazgul 4 (Lord of the Rings) – AnatoFinnstark
Gaffer Gamgee and the Black Rider - Stephen Hickman
The Black Rider - John Howe
Farmer Maggot's Tale - JG Jones
Strider (Lord of the Rings) – GiovaBellofatto
Fire on Weathertop - Ted Nasmith
Weathertop – CKGoksoy
Amon Sul (The Lord of the Rings) – AnatoFinnstark
Glorfindel. Before The Storm. – Venlian
Nazgul in the Bruinen - Gellihana-art
Glorfindel - Alberto Dal Lago
Nazgul – darekzabrocki
Witch King of Angmar – Avarond
Battle of Osgiliath – Shockbolt
Faramir – Ivan Cavini
Lord of the Rings - Minas Tirith Under Siege - Christopher Clark
Gandalf Defies the Witch King - Ted Nasmith
Charge at the Pelennor Fields – Mischeviouslittleelf
No man... – KylePattersonDesign
Éowyn and Nazgûl - Nick Deligaris
Merry – NinwenHabareth
Dagger of Westernesse - Stefano Baldo
Eowyn and the Nazgul – tmza
The Nine Wraiths - Anato Finnstark
Nazgul Moon Flight Over Mordor – DinoDrawing
Shadow of War Cinematic - Mount Doom - Wardenlight Studio
Nazgul 2 (Lord of the Rings) – AnatoFinnstark
The Witch King of Angmar - chillier17
Nazgul 3 (Lord of the Rings) – AnatoFinnstark
And in the Darkness Bind Them – runandwine
Nazgul 9 (Lord of the Rings) – AnatoFinnstark
Nazgul – AllrichArt

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[TheBrokenSword]

You guys asked for it, so here it is! A video on the powers and abilities of the Nazgul!
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[danielphillipsmusic]

Definitely would love to see a powers and abilities video! The Witch King and the Nazgul are very interesting to me.

[Bastion]

One of the few things I think the Shadow of Mordor did that was truly interesting was the idea that some of the Wraiths were good men, manipulated/twisted over time. I like that Tolkien himself, while not exploring their backstories, made it clear that something like that was quite possible. Look at Isildur, a truly amazing/good man twisted to his doom by the One. Just an interesting aspect/idea that I like. Amazing video guys :)

[bt]

I think a video on their powers and abilities would be super cool

[himerosTheGod]

Tolkien himself was a mortal man; however, even he knew that there were fates worse than death.

[MrMonstaNoodle]

Was just looking through your playlists for something to listen to while I fall asleep and saw this has just been uploaded. Hooray for vampire sleep schedule!

[joyis]

I also believe that the Arnor "enchanted" knives held by the hobbits, being magically spiritually deadly to the ringwraiths, were anothe reason the black riders left for the time being. They would sense the power of these knives especially crafted to kill them. Not that they feared the hobbits but the small chance that they might be stabbed by such weapons made a further confrontation seem like an unnecessary risk. So they waited for the effects of their "magical" knife to turn Frodo into a wraith.

[jdlech]

J.R.R said he started a followup story after the fall of Sauron and gave it up. But he also had 9 stories all ready to be written with each of the 9 rings. And perhaps another book or two telling the tale of the blue wizards. There is still plenty of material yet to be written.

[averyallen]

I think one of the best parts about the nazgul is the ambiguity. Not knowing who they were and how they came to be makes them more mysterious and terrifying

[egospice]

Here's an idea for you, though it may be short. Do a deep dive on the character of Farmer Maggot. He seems to play quite a bit in the early parts with more backstory than many others. Also not sure if he plays into the Scouring at all.

[BlackJack-jkne]

In the movie where gandalf expressed his concerns for the witch king to the hobbit, and they showed him, I thought he was the coolest looking character out of them all.even after reading the book back in the 80s I always thought the nazgul were interesting, they were characters that stayed in my mind for years after reading the book..even till this day even.

[willw]

Nothing better than Tolkien content read by a right-proper British accent! Great channel

[hopegorman]

I would love a Nazgul powers and abilities video.

[Huskytabby]

What-if video idea for you to do:

What if Gandalf never fell at the Bridge of Khazad-dum and continued with the fellowship to Lothlorien and on forward?

[joenoneoyobinnes]

Powers & abilities! Hell yeah!

These are great videos: brilliant artwork, comprehensive scripts from otaku grade Tolkien geeks, well narrated.

More, please and thank you!

[slields]

not sure if you have yet, but a full video on Samwise gamgee would be cool. definitely one of my favourite characters

[AfaqueAhmed_]

Gandalf :- Even Glorfindel and Arragon couldn't take them on .
Also Gandalf :- Let me show you how its done .

[MrRiley]

I literally fall asleep listening to this guy. His dialect, accent, it's as memorizing as is the wonderful topics of LOTR is.

I appreciate ya.

[ez]

A vid about powers and abilities would be nice. If you could talk about the way or form they materialized it would be even better

[lordoftherings]

Funny anecdote: in the original drafts of LOTR, Frodo was going to push Gollum with the Ring to his death in the Sammath Naur. Then, the entrance of the Chamber is blocked by the Witch King: either Frodo says he is the Ringmaster and commands him to jump in the fire, or Sa heroically appears and stabs the Witch-King from behind, slaying him. In the oldest version there was even a sketched duel between Sam and a surviving Ringwraith on a rock island floating over the magma. Outstanding 😃