16.05.2003, 10:50
Au fait, j'ai trouvé, pour Murazor, c'est une invention, en effet. Dommage, ça avait l'air sympa :
Citation :The Nine Ringwraiths / Nazgûl / Úlairi
In origin all the nine Nazgûl were once great and powerful Lords, ruling many lands in Middle-earth. Each had accepted a ring of power from Sauron: a ring which imbued its wearers with sorcerous abilities and great longevity. Each had used their rings to enhance and expand their kingdoms to even greater limits. But the power of the rings was bought at a terrible price. For the same ring that imbued its wearer with power and life also increasingly subjected his will to that of the Dark-lord, until after many years the Nine were but cyphers in which the Dark-lord could act out his own wishes. When Sauron perished at the end of the Second-age, the nine, so closely bound up to him, perished also. When the Dark-lord re-emerged from the shadow in the Third-age, the nine re-appeared also. What lingering mortal qualities they may have still possessed before the destruction were now entirely gone, and they now appeared as the terrible shadow beings, famous in the Third-age as the Ringwraiths.
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Main info: The Nazguls
1. Murazor, the Witch-King
2. Khamul, the Easterling
3. Dwar, the Unforgiving
4. Ji Indur, The Outcast
5. Akhorahil, the Blind Sorcerer
6. Hoarmurath, the Ice King
7. Adunaphel, The Quiet
8. Ren, the Unclean
9. Uvatha, the Messenger
Er-Mûrazor - The Witch-King - Lord of the Nazgûls
Er-Mûrazor ("Black Prince") was a Númenórean Prince, the second son of a King Tar-Ciryatan (Quenya: "Ship Builder") and the younger brother of Tar-Atanamir the Great. He was born in the year S.A 1820 and given the name Tindomul (Quenya: "Twilight Son"), for he was born during a solar eclipse and his hair was blacker than any they had ever seen. Like his brother, however, he was exceptionally proud and was a fierce supporter of Númenórean intrests. Fiery and given to rash aggression, Er-Mûrazor became embroiled in the campaigns of rapid conquest in Middle-earth.
The black prince went to Barad-dûr during the first week of the second age 1883 and became a pupil of the Lord of the Rings. During the next one hundred and fifteen years, he expanded his knowledge of enchantments and spell-casting, becoming an exceedingly powerful Sorcerer. His knowledge of the Black Arts was second only to Saurons, and he quickly rose to become the Evil one´s most trusted lieutenant. Finally, he fell pray to the Dark Lord´s promises of wealth, power and immortality, and he submited his spirit to his master, who gave him a Ring of Power in the second age, 1998. The Black Prince was known thereafter as the Witch-King or the Lord of Morgul.
During the third age, Sauron sent the Witch-King to the north, where he founded a stronghold in Angmar, and fought a long war with Arnorian army. Altough the Nazgûl Lord crushed Arnor, he faced the relief army of Gondor who marched to challenge the victors. Eärnur of Gondor and his Eriadoran allies vanquished the Host of Angmar near the ruins of the ancient Arnorian capital of Annúminas. Later that year, the Wraith-Lords iron home fell, ending the saga of the Northen wars.
In the third age the Witch-King led Saurons southern army against the garrison at Osgiliath, throwing the Gondorians across the river. After that, he then joined the other nine and rode in an attempt to find the Shire and recover the lost Ring. The Hobbits where very elusive, but the Witch-King eventually struck Frodo with his Morgul-knife, and after meeting Khamûl and the rest of the ringwraiths, he chased the party to the Bruinen ford. There he cried for Frodo to surrender, and plunged into the river with Ûvatha and Dwar - only to find themselvs engulfed beneath a torrential tide of magically summoned floodwaters. So ended the search for the Ring.
After the disaster at the Bruinen Ford, the Witch-king retired to Minas Morgul and returned to his role as commander of Mordor´s southern host. His goal was Minas Tirith and the defeat of Gondor. The battle that followed took place before the walls of the city. As the ram "Grond" smashed the Great Gates, the main army of 6000 riders and the 120 Rohirrim of Théoden´s guard struck the attacking forces from the north, sending waves of Orcs into retreat. For the fist time, the tide of battle favoured the Free People.
The Lord of the Nazgûl responded by personally intervening in the fray involving the Rohirric King. Flying on the back of his Fell Beast, he drove upon Théoden. The advancing Rohirrim´s horses panicked as the Witch-king slew the Lord of Rohan with his awful mace. This act, however, enraged Théoden´s niece Eowyn, who fought disguised as the youth Dernhelm. Fully armoured and unrecognizable as a woman, Eowyn challanged the Witch-king as he stood over the body of her uncle, but the Morgul Lord scoffed at her words. Proclaiming that no man was fated to slay him, the Witch-king savored his kill and warned her of her folly, not knowing that he faced a maiden. It was then Eowyn shed haer helm and announced:
"But no living man am I! You look upon a woman. Eowyn I am, Eomund´s daughter. You stand between me and my Lord and kin. Begone, if you be not deathless! For living or dark undead, I will smite you, if you touch him"
Silent, the Witch-king rosed, his fear and ire aroused. Eowyn stood strong, though, as the evil beast descended to attack her with its hideous claws and beak. She parried the initial foray and then sliced the monsters head from its long neck. But the Lord of the Nazgûl rose again, and advanced with his mace held high. He struck her green shield, scattering it, and rasied his weapon for the slaying blow. Suddenly, the Hobbit Merry rushed behind him and plunged his enchanted sword inte the back of the Witch-king´s knee, breaking the spell that hold the Morgul Lord´s immortal form together, and giving Eowyn time to recover. The Rohirric maiden gathered herself and drove her blade through the Ringwraith´s neck.
As fated, no man slew Sauron´s lieutenant; instead, he perished at Pelennor by the hand of a woman, and an ancient sword wielded by a Halfing.
