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O'Boile · 07-04-2002, 02:39 PM

Eowyn killed him. Read the scene again. She remarks that the prophecy does not apply because she is a woman, and this scares the witch king. Clearly the prophecy meant this. Also with respect to Glorfindel, he could ride against the 9, and probably kill the witch king. He was the one who made the prophesy in the first place, so he probably could break it. I doubt it gave the witch king special powers, it was just some forsight by Glorfindel about how things would turn out. He never says that a man can't kill the witch king, just that it won't happen. (this is in the appendix I think)

07-04-2002, 02:39 PM	#35
O'Boile Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 117	Eowyn killed him. Read the scene again. She remarks that the prophecy does not apply because she is a woman, and this scares the witch king. Clearly the prophecy meant this. Also with respect to Glorfindel, he could ride against the 9, and probably kill the witch king. He was the one who made the prophesy in the first place, so he probably could break it. I doubt it gave the witch king special powers, it was just some forsight by Glorfindel about how things would turn out. He never says that a man can't kill the witch king, just that it won't happen. (this is in the appendix I think)