We Nine Kings of....where? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-04-2004, 03:41 AM

Names for all nine Nazgûl were invented for a game, so there are lists, but I wouldn't recommend naming them as "correct" or "original" on a Tolkien board like this one - too many people know the source material well here!

Gil-Galad · 12-04-2004, 12:06 PM

funny.... it was in a game i noticied the names, well i thought they were made up, thanks for the input estelyn

Meneltarmacil · 12-05-2004, 04:29 PM

I appear to have made an error in my previous post. I found out that the Rohirrim did not live in the upper vales of Anduin at the time the Nine Rings were given. It seems they were actually living east of Greenwood the Great (later Mirkwood) in Rhovanion and didn't move to the vales of Anduin until later. So the whole theory I put forth about Angmar is definitely wrong. Still, one of the kings/leaders of Rhovanion may have become a ringwraith.

So the possible homelands of the Nazgul are:

Numenor and colonies (3 confirmed)
Rhun (1 confirmed, Khamul)
Harad
Rhovanion, or future Rohirrim
...and possibly more, but these are the only ones that I think could have had kings or lords at the time.

12-04-2004, 03:41 AM	#1
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Names for all nine Nazgûl were invented for a game, so there are lists, but I wouldn't recommend naming them as "correct" or "original" on a Tolkien board like this one - too many people know the source material well here! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

12-04-2004, 12:06 PM	#2
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	funny.... it was in a game i noticied the names, well i thought they were made up, thanks for the input estelyn __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

12-05-2004, 04:29 PM	#3
Meneltarmacil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The bottom of the ocean, discussing philosophy with a giant squid Posts: 2,254	I appear to have made an error in my previous post. I found out that the Rohirrim did not live in the upper vales of Anduin at the time the Nine Rings were given. It seems they were actually living east of Greenwood the Great (later Mirkwood) in Rhovanion and didn't move to the vales of Anduin until later. So the whole theory I put forth about Angmar is definitely wrong. Still, one of the kings/leaders of Rhovanion may have become a ringwraith. So the possible homelands of the Nazgul are: Numenor and colonies (3 confirmed) Rhun (1 confirmed, Khamul) Harad Rhovanion, or future Rohirrim ...and possibly more, but these are the only ones that I think could have had kings or lords at the time. __________________ I ♣ baby seals. Last edited by Meneltarmacil; 12-05-2004 at 04:32 PM. Reason: Adding an "I don't know" clause to the list of places, editing typos

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