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Nazgûl

The Nazgûl (from Black Speech nazg 'ring', and gûl 'wraith, spirit') – introduced as Black Riders and also called Ringwraiths, Dark Riders, the Nine Riders, or simply the Nine – are fictional characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. They were nine Men who had succumbed to Sauron's power through wearing Rings of Power, which gave them immortality…

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Aliases
The Nine Úlairi (in Quenya) Black Riders Fell Riders Ringwraiths
Book(s)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), The Two Towers (1954), The Return of the King (1955), The Silmarillion (1977), Unfinished Tales (1980)

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Nazgûl

Nodes154
Edges153
Triples280
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012987
Components1

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Nazgûl

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related to Opposed to the Nine Walkers · 46
Nazgûl → Aragorn, Ariel Little, Company, Dwarf Gimli, Elf Legolas, Elrond, Fellowship, Frodo, Further, Gandalf's, Gimli, He, Hobbits, In, Legolas, Little, Merry, Mortal Men, Nine, Nine Riders
related to Etymological connotations · 30
Nazgûl → Another, Arabic, Black Speech, Brothers Grimm, Edmund Wilson's, English, Fisher, Fisher's, Fëanor's, Gaelic, George MacDonald, Gothic, Gûl, Indo-European, Jason Fisher, Noldor, Old English, Old Saxon, Rings, Ringwraith
related to Development · 26
Nazgûl → Bingo, Black Rider, Black Riders, Company, Elf Gildor, Frodo, Frodo's, Galadriel, Gandalf, However, Necromancer, One Ring, Over, Power, Riders, Ring, Rings, Ringwraiths, Sauron, The
related to Third Age · 24
Nazgûl → Arnor, Arthedain, Cardolan, Dol Guldur, Elf-lord Glorfindel, Ephel Duath, Gondor, Gondorian, He, Imlad Morgul, Khamul, Lord, Minas Ithil, Minas Morgul, Mordor, Morgul Vale, Nazgûl's, Rhudaur, Sauron, Sauron's
related to Black Breath · 21
Nazgûl → Aragorn's, Battle, Black Breath, Dr Jennifer Urquart, Faramir, In, Instead, Judy Ann Ford, King, Mallorn, Merry Brandybuck, Michael, Pelennor Fields, Robin Anne Reid, She, The Black Breath, The Nazgûl, Tolkien, Victoria Wodzak, Witch-king
related to Films · 20
Nazgûl → BBC Radio, Black Speech, Hobbits, In, In Ralph Bakshi's, Khraniteli, King, Mordor, Rankin-Bass, Ring-inscription, Rings, Russian, The, The Lord, The Nazgûl, The Prancing Pony, The Return, They, Tolkien, Witch-king
related to Games · 20
Nazgûl → Electronic Arts, For, In, Isildur, Isildur's, King, Middle-earth, Middle-earth II, Mordor, Morgomir, Return, Rings, Shadow, Talion, The Battle, The Lord, The Nazgûl, The Rise, War, Witch-king
related to Invisible, but corporeal · 19
Nazgûl → Despite, Elf-lord, Frodo, Gandalf, Glorfindel, He, Merry's, One Ring, Pelennor Fields, Power, Ring, Rings, Ringwraiths, She, Shippey, They, When Frodo, Witch-king's, Yvette Kisor
related to Second Age · 14
Nazgûl → Middle-earth, Númenor, Power, Quenya, Rings, Ringwraiths, Sauron, Sauron's One Ring, Second Age, The, The Dark Lord Sauron, The Nazgûl, Their, They
related to Steeds · 14
Nazgûl → Battle, Gandalf, Gondor Beregond, Hell Hawks, In, King Théoden, Lord, Nazgûl-birds, Pelennor Fields, Rings, Rohan, The, The Lord, Tolkien

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tolkien black ring lord rings nine one sauron writes frodo witch-king ringwraiths company power sauron's tolkien's éowyn notes riders hobbit

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NazgûlAliasesThe Nine Úlairi (in Quenya) Black Riders Fell Riders Ringwraiths1.00infobox
NazgûlBook(s)The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), The Two Towers (1954), The Return of the King (1955), The Silmarillion (1977), Unfinished Tales (1980)1.00infobox
Nazgûlrelated to Black BreathThe Nazgûl0.60section
Nazgûlrelated to Black BreathThe Black Breath0.60section
Nazgûlrelated to Black BreathBattle0.60section
Nazgûlrelated to Black BreathPelennor Fields0.60section
Nazgûlrelated to Black BreathDr Jennifer Urquart0.60section
Nazgûlrelated to Black BreathMallorn0.60section
Nazgûlrelated to Black BreathShe0.60section
Nazgûlrelated to Black BreathBlack Breath0.60section
Nazgûlrelated to Black BreathFaramir0.60section
Nazgûlrelated to Black BreathJudy Ann Ford0.60section

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