Witch-King of Angmar is the major antagonist of the Ralp Bakshi 1978 animated movie The Lord of the Rings. He is the leader of the Nazgûl and Sauron's second-in-command. He was a fallen Númenórean lord, who was corrupted by Sauron and transformed by the Dark Lord into the Ringwraith, his servant.
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His Villainous Deeds[]
- The Witch-king would be tasked with eight other Men corrupted by rings of power to hunt down the person who held the One Ring in the Shire. The Witch-king may have been one of the Ringwraiths to barge into the Prancing Pony though this is unknown.
- The Witch-king tracked Frodo, Aragorn, Samwise Gamgee, Peregrin Took and Meriadoc Brandybuck to Weathertop. When Frodo put on the ring the Witch-king of Angmar stabbed Frodo. Aragorn chased the Witch-king away by attacking him with an inflamed torch.
- While Frodo is wounded and on the road, the Witch-king sees him and regroups with the other Ringwraiths to chase after Frodo on their black horses. Eventually, Frodo crosses a river, the Witch-king and the other Nazgûl halt, saying, "Come come, to Mordor we will take you."
- Eventually, the Witch-king and the other Nazgûl decide to cross the river on their steeds before the river seemingly comes to life, moving from beneath their feet and turning into white horses that drag the Ringwraiths elsewhere. The Witch-king is never seen again though Gandalf states they will take on new shapes and get new seeds. A Nazgûl is shown on a Fellbeast frightening Frodo, Sam and Gollum but it's unknown if this was the Witch-king.
Why He Doesn't Stand Out?[]
- While his actions do pass the baseline, the fact he is doing it at the behest of Sauron causes him to fail the heinous standards too much.
- He has a tragic backstory and moral agency issues due to being corrupted by Sauron.
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