The Nine Nazgûl Ranked: Why Only Two Have Names | Tolkien Explained
Who were the Nine Nazgûl, and why did Tolkien leave almost all of them nameless? This deep dive ranks all nine Ringwraiths of The Lord of the Rings and confronts a fact that overturns fandom lists everywhere: names like Dwar, Ûvatha, and Adûnaphel come from a 1980s tabletop game, not Tolkien. The legendarium gives exactly one true name — Khamûl the Easterling, Sauron's lieutenant at Dol Guldur — while the Witch-king of Angmar carries only titles.We rank the Nine in three tiers: the Witch-king, alone undiminished by daylight; Khamûl, most sensitive to the One Ring yet crippled by the sun; and…
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