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Witch King of Angmar

The Witch-king of Angmar, also known as the Lord of the Nazgûl, was the leader of the Nazgûl (Ringwraiths) and Sauron's second-in-command during the Second and Third Ages of Middle-earth. As the Nazgûl hovered on his great…

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Tom Bombadil

A mysterious and powerful being, called by the Elves Iarwain Ben-adar ('Oldest and Fatherless'), who dwelt in the valley of the Withywindle, east of the Shire. At some stage in the…

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