Later the Great Plague destroyed many of the remaining DГєnedain of Cardolan, and evil spirits from Rhudaur and Angmar infested the burial mounds in the Barrow-downs. The last Prince of Cardolan was killed, and most of the DГєnedain of Rhudaur were killed or driven out. King Arveleg I of Arthedain was killed defending Weathertop, but the palantГr there was saved and moved to Fornost. Argeleb I of Arthedain fortified the border against Rhudaur along the Weather Hills, but was killed in battle with Angmar and Rhudaur. Rhudaur was soon compromised power there was seized by evil Hillmen allied with Angmar. It was during these northern wars, prosecuted against the DГєnedain for the next several hundred years, that the King of Angmar became known as the Witch-king. He quickly dominated Angmar, and turned to wage war against the three splinter kingdoms of Arnor (Arthedain, Rhudaur, and Cardolan) for Sauron, seeing that Gondor remained strong, sought to capitalise on the dissension among the northern kingdoms. When Sauron was defeated by the Alliance, the nine NazgГ»l went 'into the shadows'.ДЄ millennium into the Third Age, the Witch-king reappeared in Angmar, a realm in the far North straddling the Misty Mountains. He fought in the war against the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. The Lord of the NazgГ»l served Sauron as his second in command for over 4000 years. The rings gave them immense power, and they 'became mighty in their day, kings, sorcerers, and warriors of old.' The rings also made them immortal, but eventually corrupted them, turning them into the ghastly, undead NazgГ»l the Witch-king became their leader. In the Second Age, the Rings of Power were forged by the Elves of Eregion under Sauron's direction, and nine of these were given to men of the time, one of whom became the Witch-king. It is unknown if his association with the realm of Angmar (or use of sorcery) can be traced to a time before he received one of the Rings of Power. In the manuscript of his notes for translators Tolkien stated that the Witch-king's name and background were not recorded, but that he was probably of NГєmenГіrean descent.

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