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Dates
Location
Most associated with Mordor and Minas Morgul on its borders, but also occupied Angmar and Dol Guldur at various times
Origins
Race
Originally Men
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Meaning
Wraith is derived from a Scottish word for 'ghost', of unknown origin
Other names
Generally equivalent to the Ringwraiths or Nazgûl, though the term also extended to lesser beings translated into the Wraith-world
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WraithsSpectral creatures of the Wraith-worldGhostly beings that existed more in the hidden Wraith-world than our own. The most famous of these were the Ring-wraiths, Men ensnared by Sauron's Nine Rings, but their victims, too, were transformed into wraiths. Notes
See also...Dead City, King of the Nine Riders, Lord of the Nazgûl, Morgul-knives, Morgul-wounds, Nine Ringwraiths, The Ring, The Seen, The Unseen, Valley of Living Death, Wraith-king, Wraith-lord, Wraith-road, Wraith-world For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2020. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.Find the best personality matches for any role in seconds with Discus' Candidate Match feature. |