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The Nazgûl (also known as Ringwraiths, Nunbolg, or the Ulairi in Quenya) were the dreaded ring-servants of the Dark Lord Sauron in Middle-earth throughout the Second and Third ages, and in the later years of the Third Age they dwelt in Minas Morgul and Dol Guldur. The Nazgûl were once nine great powerful Men, all of whom were given Rings of Power by Sauron. The Nine took them and used them to achieve great power, wealth and prestige in life. But as time passed, the Rings continued to exert their corrupting influence. The Rings eventually left the kings spectral, invisible to all but those who could see into the wraith world, and slaves to the will of Sauron. Their lives and power became bound to Sauron's via the One Ring; as Sauron grew or diminished in power, so too did the Nazgûl. Read more...

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Smaug was a greedy, reddish-gold dragon of Middle-earth, who laid waste to Dale and captured the Lonely Mountain (Erebor) with all its treasure, which he gathered in a central hall and slept upon. Despite having accumulated such vast wealth, Smaug was intimately familiar with every last item within his hoard, and instantly noticed the theft of a relatively inconsequential item by Bilbo Baggins. Read More

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Books The Silmarillion Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth The Nature of Middle-earth The Children of Húrin Beren and Lúthien The Fall of Gondolin The Hobbit The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings The History of Middle-earth Movies and television The Hobbit film trilogy An Unexpected Journey The Desolation of Smaug The Battle of the Five Armies The Lord of the Rings film trilogy The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King The War of the Rohirrim Tolkien (2019 film) The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Looking for the Hobbit External links Other Lord of the Rings FANDOM sites LOTR Fanon - For The Lord of the Rings Fanon BFME Wiki - For The Battle for Middle-earth MERP Wiki - For Middle-earth Role Playing

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