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Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003 movie): Why is the Witch King of the Nazgul... - 0 views

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  • Being small and pathetic seeming, Eowyn (& Merry) are uniquely placed to exploit the Witch King's arrogance.
  • His single-mindedness about power and his narrow conception of it leads him to not fear any humans - no man can kill him, and the possibility that a halfling and a woman might do it would simply not occur to a mind such as his.
  • "Do not pursue him! He will not return to this land. Far off yet is his doom, and not by the hand of man will he fall".
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  • the prophecy in itself wasn't the thing which imbued either Harry or Angmar with power, it was merely a record of sorts, noting a future occurrence
  • he was stating what is already known
  • Tolkien is famous for leaving loose ends

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