Eowyn meets the Witch King of Angmar
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Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange users link it as a reference for the exact events and dialogue of the Eowyn and Witch-king fight when discussing the prophecy and the Nazgul.
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What it is
A short clip of the film scene from The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in which Eowyn confronts and kills the Witch-king of Angmar on the Pelennor Fields. It was uploaded by a fan channel at a viewer's request and contains no commentary.
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Cites Valorum · 2014-06 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “In the Lord of the Rings, was the Witch-king aware of the prophecy about his death?”
The Witch-King was certainly aware of Glorfindel's prophecy (it's described as being remembered by many people) and he seems to have had no fear in explaining to his enemies that he was, to his own mind, essentially immortal because of it. During his fight with Éowyn, he explicitly references the wording [LINK] of the prophecy. e.g. that he cannot fall " by the hand of man ": "A sword rang as it was drawn. “Do what you will; but I will hinder it, if I may.” “Hinder me? Thou fool. No living man may hinder me! ” When it's then revealed that his opponent isn't in fact a man (but rather a woman) he seems to hesitate for a few seconds, presumably contemplating whether this makes a substantial dif
Cites Mixxiphoid · 2015-11 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “Would Galadriel have been able to defeat the Witch-king?”
In the movie Lord of the Rings: Return of the King we see that the Witch-king gets stabbed in the face by Éowyn after she made saslik of his Fellbeast [this video] . Glorfindel said about the Witch King that: "He will not return to this land. Far off yet is his doom, and not by the hand of man will he fall." — Glorfindel, The Return of the King , Appendix A (iv) The Witch King knew this because he grabbed Éowyn by the throat and said proudly: "Fool! No man can kill me... Die now!" Then the guy got stabbed in the back by a hobbit, falls on his knees while releasing his prey and Éowyn fondly replies: "I am no man!" and stabs the dude in his face. Beside the fact he was having a really bad day, the
Cites KyloRen · 2017-02 · Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange · on “What is the creature that the Nazgûl ride called?”
What are the dragon-like creatures that the Nazgûl ride in the later part of the series called? Anything in relation to the books or movie and out of universe answers.