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William Cloud Hicklin · 03-04-2014, 09:06 PM

Tolkien left no account of the doings of particular Nazgul, other than the notes associated with the Hunt for the Ring

After the Bruinen, all we know is that
* A Nazgul was shot down by Legolas at Sarn Gebir
* A few days later, another Nazgul met with Grishnakh on the west bank of Anduin, ordering him to rejoin Ugluk
* A Nazgul swept over Frodo, Sam and Gollum in the Dead Marshes
* Two passed overhead while F, S & G hid in the Slag-mounds
* A Nazgul passed over Dol Baran the night of the Palantir en route to Isengard just before midnight; a second overflew Edoras at dawn (these were originally intended to be the same as the previous pair)
* Five attempted to destroy Faramir's company retreating from Cair Andros
* Eight (prob) provided CAP during the Siege of Gondor; the WK (prob) stayed on the ground
* Pelennor: WK breaks Gate, kills Theoden, dies. One flies back to Barad-dur with news; one (prob the same one) flies to Cirith Ungol, too late to catch F & S escaping
* Eight, prob in shifts, shadow the Captains of the West.
* All eight survivors at Morannon; destroyed.

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William Cloud Hicklin Loremaster of Annúminas Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,330	Tolkien left no account of the doings of particular Nazgul, other than the notes associated with the Hunt for the Ring After the Bruinen, all we know is that * A Nazgul was shot down by Legolas at Sarn Gebir * A few days later, another Nazgul met with Grishnakh on the west bank of Anduin, ordering him to rejoin Ugluk * A Nazgul swept over Frodo, Sam and Gollum in the Dead Marshes * Two passed overhead while F, S & G hid in the Slag-mounds * A Nazgul passed over Dol Baran the night of the Palantir en route to Isengard just before midnight; a second overflew Edoras at dawn (these were originally intended to be the same as the previous pair) * Five attempted to destroy Faramir's company retreating from Cair Andros * Eight (prob) provided CAP during the Siege of Gondor; the WK (prob) stayed on the ground * Pelennor: WK breaks Gate, kills Theoden, dies. One flies back to Barad-dur with news; one (prob the same one) flies to Cirith Ungol, too late to catch F & S escaping * Eight, prob in shifts, shadow the Captains of the West. * All eight survivors at Morannon; destroyed. __________________ The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it. Last edited by William Cloud Hicklin; 03-04-2014 at 09:15 PM.