The '''Nazgûl''', '''Ringwraiths''' or '''Úlairi''' (also called the '''Black Riders''', the '''Nine Riders''', or simply the '''Nine''') were fictional ghostly 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 the Nazgûl was not swords but the fear they created in mortals. | The '''Nazgûl''', '''Ringwraiths''' or '''Úlairi''' (also called the '''Black Riders''', the '''Nine Riders''', or simply the '''Nine''') were fictional ghostly 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 the Nazgûl was not swords but the fear they created in mortals. |