Nazgul-Appearance
scgl...@bureau.ucc.ie
but none seem to fit the bill exactly.Personally I've always thought that they looked more human as opposed to writh-like .I feel that they would have faded
into the darkness retaining their human form which would have faded rather
than rotted away.Their mental and physical prowess would have been akin to
those of their once human form.
Any ideas would be helpful,
Cian.
Andrew Solovay
Check the chapter "A Knife in the Dark" (in "Fellowship"). When Frodo
puts on the Ring, he sees five of the Nazgul clearly; the Witch-king
is among them. And yes, they look human.
By way of comparison, see "The Battle of the Pelenor Fields", where we
see what the Witch-king looked like to a mortal who wasn't wearing the
Ring. Of course, he didn't look like much, since he'd long ago faded;
JRRT describes him as "a shape, black-mantled, huge and threatening."
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John Elliott
: Any ideas about the appearance of the Nazgul.I've seen many interpretations
A Nazgul is a human who exists mainly in the spirit world (when Frodo is
wearing the Ring on Weathertop, he sees what they really look like). To
people in the normal world, they are almost completely invisible, except
perhaps for the eyes (Witch-King at the Gate of Minas Tirith). What they
do not have is a skull-like face, as portrayed in David Day's "Tolkien
Bestiary". They do have bodies, even if invisible; it took effort to put
a sword into the Witch-King.
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Aaron Clausen
Read the chapter, A Knife In The Dark, for a description of the Witch King.