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The '''Ringwraiths''', (or '''Black Riders''', or '''Nazgul''') of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' were ghostly spectres sent by [[Sauron]] to recover the [[Ring]] from [[Baggins]] of [[the Shire]]. The greatest weapon of these horsemen was not swords but sorcery and fear.  

The '''Nazgûl''', '''Ringwraiths''' or '''Úlairi''' (also called the '''Black Riders''', the '''Nine Riders''', or simply the '''Nine''') were servants of [[Sauron]], first appearing in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. They originally were human and leaders of Men in the Second Age. Sauron gave to them nine of the [[Rings of Power]], which brought them under his will. Over time they became like undead ghosts, invisible to the normal world. The greatest weapon of these horsemen was not swords but sorcery and fear.  

After annoying [[Farmer Maggot]], terrifying [[Sam]]'s father, and nearly killing [[Fatty Bolger]], some of them pursued [[Frodo]] and his three [[hobbit]] friends to the [[Brandywine]], where they barely escaped by ferry. Several attacked [[Strider]] and the four hobbits in Bree and at [[Weathertop]]. In a dramatic confrontation at the ford of [[Rivendell]], they were unseated and apparently drowned by [[Gandalf]]. However, only their horses drowned, and Sauron gave them new steeds, flying monsters with great leathery wings.

After annoying [[Farmer Maggot]], terrifying [[Sam]]'s father, and nearly killing [[Fatty Bolger]], some of them pursued [[Frodo]] and his three [[hobbit]] friends to the [[Brandywine]], where they barely escaped by ferry. Several attacked [[Strider]] and the four hobbits in Bree and at [[Weathertop]]. In a dramatic confrontation at the ford of [[Rivendell]], they were unseated and apparently drowned by [[Gandalf]]. However, only their horses drowned, and Sauron gave them new steeds, flying monsters with great leathery wings.

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