Demonic
being, of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings,
that is bound to the One Ring. There are nine in
all, and throughout the trilogy, they are in pursuit of
Frodo, who carries the One Ring. They were once human but
were corrupted by Sauron, who gave them rings that
transformed them into the Nazgūl. They are inmpervious
to all attacks, but they can be rendered helpless if they
are knocked off their black steeds, which are their eyes
and ears to this world. |