The King's Witch

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The two duel briefly before Merry stabs the Witch-king in the leg, disabling him and allowing Éowyn to deliver the killing blow.

The Lord of the Rings (1978 film): The Witch-king is shown with no distinction from the other Ringwraiths; all are robed in brown and black, and none seem to be able to talk clearly. The only certainty is that eventually he and all the others slipped into the Shadow-world and became one of the Nazgûl, or Ringwraiths, who were enslaved wholly to Sauron's will. Unlike in the book, this meeting decisively favors the Witch-king, who breaks Gandalf's staff and throws the wizard to the ground before leaving to deal with the arrival of the Rohirrim. Later, as Théoden musters his knights to attack the Haradrim, the Witch-king swoops out of the sky and causes Théoden to be crushed beneath his horse. In this game, the Witch-king's powers of sorcery come from elemental forces (of ice and the cold) and necromancy.An undead "witch-king" named Þráinn appears in Hrómundar saga Gripssonar, a work of Norse mythology. The Witch-king took his seat of power in the newly conquered Fornost, but in the next year an army from Gondor under their general and crown prince, Eärnur, landed at the Grey Havens.

During the battle itself, the Witch-king joins the other Ringwraiths in destroying various buildings and material inside Minas Tirith while the Orc army besieges the city. Sauron had given the Witch-king newfound strength; he appeared on a black horse, his presence casting a shadow of utter paralysis and fear upon defender and foe. At this point, either Sam appears at his back and stabs him, or Frodo commands him to follow the Ring leaping into the Chasm of Fire. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: In addition to his appearance from the first game, the Witch-King can now also dismount and become a landscape unit armed with a mace. Together, the nine Ringwraiths laboured to rebuild their master's power in Mordor, gathering Orc hordes about themselves.Also, in that film, there is no mention of Glorfindel's prophecy; there is only a claim among the enemy that "no man can kill" the Witch-king. decapitated the fell beast, but the Witch-king rose and struck her down with his mace, breaking her shield-arm. Cardolan was ravaged and its last prince slain; [13] the tower of Amon Sûl, held by the men of Arthedain, was placed under siege. Upon his coronation, the Lord of the Nazgûl challenged the new king to single combat, but Eärnur refused. But as he towered over her, preparing to deliver the final blow, Merry stabbed his sword – an enchanted Barrow-blade, one of the few weapons that could have penetrated his defences – from behind into the sinew of his knee, breaking the spell binding his undead flesh to his will.