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Originally Posted by The Might
However, both this and any suspicion about some encounter with the Witch-king are plausible, but cannot be proven true with quotes from the texts.
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There is one quote in the LOTR drafts that may suggest the previous encounters of Gandalf and the Witch-King
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Denethor and Faramir marvel at Gandalf's power over Nazgul. Gandalf says things are still not so bad - because the W[izard] King has not yet appeared. He reveals that he is a renegade of his own order ... [from]Numenor. "So far I have saved myself from him only by flight - for many an age he has lain in hiding or sleep while his master's power waned. But now he is grown more fell than ever. - (HOME 8) VI "The Siege of Gondor
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Also, in the "Hunt for the Ring" texts the Witch-King seems to know about Gandalf and his powers:
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Oct. 3: Gandalf reaches Weathertop but does not overtake [Witch-king and other four Riders]; for they become aware of his approach as he overtakes them on Shadowfax, and withdraw into hiding beside the road. They close in behind. [The Witch-king] is both pleased and puzzled. For a while he had been in great fear, thinking that by some means Gandalf had got possession of the Ring and was now the Bearer; but as Gandalf passes he is aware that Gandalf has not got the Ring. What is he pursuing? He himself must be after the escaping Bearer; and it must therefore somehow have gone on far ahead. But Gandalf is a great power and enemy. He must be dealt with, and yet that needs great force
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It is unclear, however, whether the WK knows Gandalf from personal experience, or heard about him from Sauron.