Ringwraith The Witch-king of Angmar was the leader of Sauron's nine Ringwraiths and was one of the biggest threats to Middle-earth in the Third Age. His flying fell beast afforded him a lethal ...

The ‘bitter loss’ mentioned here is referring to the death of King Theoden, but it seems that Gandalf believes he ‘could have averted’ the death, and thus defeated the Witch King, if his ...

But when it comes to the crucial moment, and king Theoden is tossed from his horse by a Fell Beast, the winged servant of the Nazgul, Dernhelm steps in between them to protect the king.