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The most powerful servants of Sauron in Middle-earth. Also known as Ringwraiths, Black Riders, and The Nine. They were once mortal men, bearers of nine of the Rings of Power. Always use in conjunction with the [tolkiens-legendarium] tag

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Who made the Nazgûl's swords?

I'm willing to be corrected on this, but I think the answer is "we don't know". The swords could have been made in Mordor, Minas Morgul, Dol Guldur... They might even be artifacts from the Nazgûl's co …
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What were the other 8 Nazgûl doing while the Witch-king weakened Arnor?

There doesn't seem to be much information about this. There are two relevant entries in "The Tale of Years": TA1300: ... The Nazgûl reappear. The Chief of these comes north to Angmar. TA1980: The Wi …
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Why did the Nazgûl not try to reclaim their rings from a weakened Sauron together?

The Nazgûl had no wills of their own. ... the Ringwraiths, who had no will but his own, being each utterly subservient to the ring that had enslaved him, which Sauron held. The Hunt for the R …
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