King of the Dead vs Witch King

Originally Posted by Boromir88

Actually the prophecy says that he would not be killed by a man. The prophecy is made by Glorfindel, and he says:


This is basically Glorfindel looking into the Witch-King's future, to put it that way, and prophecying that a man would not kill him. It doesn't say that a man 'could not kill him' but that he would not be killed by a man.

If The Witch-King could not be killed by a man, he would not have feared Boromir I:

Why would the Witch-King fear him, then if he couldn't be killed by a man? Note: this isn't Boromir of the Fellowship, but Boromir I the Steward.

1,000 Reader, yes I think the effectiveness of the Dead Army we have debated to death, and there's nothing more to add.

The WK said no living man could hinder him - the Dead King is not a living man. Also, the WK is not above fear, so there is a chance the Dead army could have made him retreat, as it certainly would have been a shock even to him to see an undead army confront him. Would he have known what this Dead army was capable of?