[Tuor in Gondolin]

My name's Halbarad. I'm a ranger. I was working
the day watch out of Tharbad protecting halflings
in the Shire when my men and I were attacked by
nine horsemen in black. Some of my fellow rangers
were killed. The black riders, believed to be agents
of Sauron, a.k.a. the Necromancer, were tried in
absenia. In a moment the results of that trial........

The presiding judge ruled that since Halbarad, the
chief plaintiff, and the black riders (a.k.a. nazgul, a.k.a.
ringwraiths) all died in the War of the Ring they would
be let off with a stiff scolding by Lobelia S-B.