- Khamûl
Khamûl is a
fictional character inJ. R. R. Tolkien 'slegendarium , appearing in his "The Lord of the Rings " series. He is one of the most powerful of the nineNazgûl , second only to theWitch-king of Angmar himself.Khamûl appears (unnamed) in "
The Lord of the Rings " and (named) in "Unfinished Tales ". As such, he was the only Ringwraith whose name is given by Tolkien. He was calledSauron 's lieutenant, Shadow of the East, and the Black Easterling. He was a lord ofEasterlings before being given one of theNine Rings by Sauron. He, like the other Nazgûl, slowly fell slave to Sauron's will, and living long beyond his mortal life span, eventually became a wraith, neither living or dead. The Nine first appeared as Nazgûl around the year 2251 of theSecond Age .He commanded the fortress of
Dol Guldur after Sauron's return toMordor . He was also the Ringwraith who pursued the Hobbits to the Ferry at Buckleberry in the Shire, and who askedHamfast Gamgee for "Baggins" just beforeFrodo Baggins leftHobbiton . He was readily able to sense the presence of theOne Ring , although in daylight he became confused and diminished. Following the destruction of the One Ring, Khamûl perished with the rest of the Ringwraiths.In the computer game "", Morgomir is named as the Witch-king's right hand, but Khamûl also appears.
ources
* "The Fellowship of the Ring": "Three is Company," p. 78-79, 84-85, 87-88; "A Short Cut to Mushrooms," p. 98-100, 102; "A Conspiracy Unmasked," p. 109
* "Unfinished Tales": "The Hunt for the Ring," p. 338-39, 344, 348, 352-53 note 1External links
* [http://www.tuckborough.net/otherbeings.html#Khamul The Thain's Book - An encyclopedia of Middle-earth in the Third Age]
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