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THE PUBLIC MIDDLE-EARTH ENCYCLOPEDIA

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Vidumavi

Vidumavi or Galadwen (TA pre-1255-TA 1332) was the daughter of the King of Rhovanion Vidugavia and the wife of 20th King of Gondor Valacar.  Two years after her father helped the Regent of…

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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 beast over the dying Théoden, the…

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