Witch-king

Spectral tyrant, ringwraith chief

The Witch-king is the lord of the Nazgûl in Tolkien's Middle-earth, chief among the nine mortal kings corrupted by Sauron's rings.

The title has become shorthand for a supremely powerful undead or spectral villain: He styled himself the witch-king of the server.

The phrase evokes dread authority and supernatural malevolence.

Tolkien

Nazgûl

Sauron · Éowyn · prophecy · crown · undead · Gondor · siege · darkness · dread · lieutenant

archetype

dark lord

Evil supreme antagonist

warlord · corruption · dominion · thrall · black magic · deathless · enslaver · malevolent · overlord · accursed

fantasy-gaming

boss

Workplace superior

  • raidSudden armed incursion
  • dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
  • minionsObedient subordinates of power

lore · stats · legendary · armor · weapon · mount · encounter · quest · character · villain

Categories
Opposites
moral alignment

Witch-kingGandalf

Galadriel · Elrond · Aragorn · archangel · saint

spiritual state

Witch-kingÉowyn

Galadriel · Merry · hero · Aragorn · Gandalf

Family

witch, king, witches, witchcraft, witchery, bewitched, bewitch, kings, kingly

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated PG