Nazgul

English Alternative forms en Nazgûl Etymology From art-bsp nazgûl ringwraith in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional language en art-bsp -, a compound of art-bsp nazg ring and art-bsp gûl wraith; evil spirit. Tolkien thought it “probable” that the former term art-bsp nazg was “actually derived from” en ga nasc link, bond, though not borrowed consciously.Tolkien, J.R.R., ed. Humphrey Carpenter (1981), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, letter 297. For the latter term art-bsp gûl compare en ghoul. Pronunciation en /ˈnæzɡul/ US,CA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Nazgul.wav US Noun * en fantasy An evil force which heedlessly destroys everything in its path, and appears like a horseman dressed all in black. en 2007 Glen Duncan I, Lucifer 55 The West Hampstead studio flat looks like the Nazgul have just thundered through it en 2011 Kristin Hannah Night Road 282 The last thing she wanted was for Zach to come storming out of the house like a Nazgul, telling her to get the hell away from his daughter. en 2012 Tom Holt You Don't Have to Be Evil to Work Here, But it Helps 133 There's three blokes who look like the Nazgul in pinstripes, and a skinny hatchetfaced bird who keeps saying “Well?” at me every time she asks me a question and I don't answer her inside half a second. Noun en fantasy RPG A type of demonic or undead creature. en 1994 Chiaroscuro rec.games.mud.misc Re: ColdMUD, interesting career(class,guild)-systems, and thoughts about mudding https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.games.mud.misc/ozUJIvOM9i4/OxPkRTQXPe0J (On Lost Souls there is a Ringwraith guild; Nazguls are members at levels 26-29.) en 1994 The Nowhere Man rec.games.roguelike.nethack Re: Only 9 Nazguls? (was: Ascension (long)) https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/7X4FsjFCF0A/7JUZWRtfiNwJ In the Touist quest, there was a polymorph trap on the first level, and one of the non-peaceful buggers polyed into a Nazgul (ugh!). en 1999 Jonathan Ellis rec.games.roguelike.moria Re: unique version of moria https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.games.roguelike.moria/x6Ogy1UPhaM/ewN89cD2HgIJ AFAIK Moria itself has never had uniques, though some variants do (Morgul has the nine Nazguls, for instance) or artifacts. en 2001 Pat Gunn rec.games.roguelike.angband Re: [Pern] YASD (#$# Nazguls) https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rec.games.roguelike.angband/x71c9608XTI/NlqOXASOlmsJ Scrolls of mass genocide, scrolls of teleport, and a kick-ass bow generally are prerequisites for killing Nazguls in Pernband. en 2000 Fuzzy rec.games.mud.misc AD: [rom] Dawn of Empires - mud.dawnofempires.com https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.games.mud.misc/uHg0JixRmzA/bb9u5DlQVaoJ Soulcrusher established his power in Valhalla itself where he trained the Nazguls and built a guardian to protect his privacy. en 2002 Matthew Murray rec.games.roguelike.angband Short Bow of the Nazgul https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/rec.games.roguelike.angband/ki2QXEOWkUU/SrbWOmLgvjMJ While poking around on level 20, I came across an object I've never seen before, a Short Bow of the Nazgul (x2) (-7,-7) {cursed}. References Further reading Nazgûl en terms derived from Tolkien's legendarium en Fictional abilities Fictional characters Immortality J. R. R. Tolkien