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Dates
Location
Ruled the Witch-realm of Angmar in the far northern Misty Mountains
Origins
The Lord of the Nazgûl, sent by Sauron to undermine the divided North-kingdom of the Dúnedain
Race
Originally a Man
Settlements
The Witch-king had his chief fortress at Carn Dûm
Other names
Title of

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Witch-king of Angmar

A guise of the Lord of the Nazgûl

The title taken by the Lord of the Nazgûl in the middle of the Third Age, when he founded the northern realm of Angmar in opposition to the northern lands of the Dúnedain (Arthedain and its allies).


Notes

1

The dates given here refer to the time this title was actually in use (that is, while the realm of Angmar survived). The Witch-king himself had been in Middle-earth for at least 2,500 years before taking this title, and would survive for more than a millennium after the destruction of his realm. For complete details of his nefarious career, see the entry for Lord of the Nazgûl

See also...

Angmar, Arahael, Aranarth, Aranuir, Araphant, Araphor, Araval, Argeleb I, Argeleb II, Arveleg II, Barrow-wights, Barrows, Battle of Fornost, Battle of the Pelennor Fields, Black Rider, [See the full list...]

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