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Originally Posted by B88
I'd like to make note that this still has yet to be proven. I haven't seen anything to suggest Gandalf was afraid of the Witch-King, in fact it wouldn't make sense for him to be afraid. He did perfectly fine battling them on Amon Sul he did perfectly fine driving them away from the retreating Faramir (though the WK was not present at this moment)...still he encountered the Nazgul on a few occasions, and never showed any hesitation or doubt, now as Gandalf the White, both enhanced in power and wisdom why would he suddenly fear the Witch-King?
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Ok I expressed myself badly there. I meant 'afraid' in the sense of knowing that Angmar could kill him & bring disaster on the forces of the West. He is clearly afraid that some disaster will result from his choice to rescue Faramir. Angmar is just as clearly not afraid of Gandalf, because he knows he can kill the Wizard. Gandalf knows he can be killed by Angmar & also knows he cannot kill him. Clearly he knows that he can, on a good day, with his back to the wall & with the wind in the right direction, hold him off - & its clear that is his intention. All Angmar needs is one lucky shot when Gandalf is distracted.
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Obloquy is probably right - in a battle of wills Gandalf can stop Angmar, but he cannot kill him. The problem is, Gandalf cannot spend his entire life holding Angmar at bay. What we saw on Weathertop was Gandalf being able to stop the Nazgul, He was able to stop their attack on Faramir & his men. I note he never killed any of them.