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'''Khamûl''' was the second of the nine [[Ringwraiths]], second only to the [[Witch-king of Angmar|Witch-king]] himself. He was called [[Sauron]]'s lieutenant, '''Shadow of the East''', and '''the Black Easterling'''. He was a king of [[Easterlings]] before being given one of the [[Nine Rings]]. He was the only Ringwraith whose name was given by [[Tolkien]].
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| image=[[Image:John Howe - Khamûl the Easterling.jpg|250px]]
| name=Khamûl
| othernames=Shadow of the East, the Black Easterling
| created=[[Second Age]], East part of Middle-Earth
| years=[[Second Age]]-{{TA|3019}}
| age=4200+
| destroyed={{TA|3019}}, [[Battle of the Morannon]]
| realm=East part of Middle-Earth, [[Dol Guldur]]
| gender=Male
| race=[[Men]]/[[Nazgûl]]
| appearance=
| accomplishments=Commanded the fortress of Dol Guldur.
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'''Khamûl''' was one of the nine [[Nazgûl|Ringwraiths]], second only to the [[Witch-king]] himself. He was called [[Sauron]]'s lieutenant, "'''Shadow of the East'''",<ref>{{UT|Hunt}}</ref> and "'''the Black Easterling'''"<ref name="Note1">{{UT|Hunt}}, note 1</ref>. He was a king of [[Easterlings]] before being given one of the [[Nine Rings]]. It was said that, after the Witch-king, Khamûl was most ready to perceive the presence of the [[One Ring]], but that his power was most confused and diminished by daylight.  He was the only Ringwraith whose name was known.


Khamûl was the Wraith who pursued the [[Hobbits]] to the [[Ferry at Buckleberry]] in [[the Shire]], and who asked [[Hamfast Gamgee]] for "Baggins" the day after [[Frodo Baggins]] had left [[Hobbiton]].  He commanded the fortress of [[Dol Guldur]] after Sauron's return to [[Mordor]]. Following the destruction of the [[One Ring]], Khamûl perished with the rest of the Ringwraiths.
In {{TA|2951}} Khamûl took command of the fortress of [[Dol Guldur]] after Sauron's return to [[Mordor]].<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> It was he who asked [[Gaffer Gamgee|Hamfast Gamgee]] for "Baggins" the day after [[Frodo Baggins]] had left [[Hobbiton]] and pursued the [[Hobbits]] to [[Bucklebury Ferry]] in [[the Shire]] some days later.<ref name="Note1"/>
 
Following the destruction of [[the One Ring]], Khamûl perished with the rest of the Ringwraiths.<ref>{{RK|VI3}}</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Khamûl|Images of Khamûl]]
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Khamûl
Men/Nazgûl
John Howe - Khamûl the Easterling.jpg
Biographical Information
Other namesShadow of the East, the Black Easterling
Death{{{death}}} (aged 4200+)
Physical Description
RaceMen/Nazgûl
GenderMale
GalleryImages of Khamûl

Khamûl was one of the nine Ringwraiths, second only to the Witch-king himself. He was called Sauron's lieutenant, "Shadow of the East",[1] and "the Black Easterling"[2]. He was a king of Easterlings before being given one of the Nine Rings. It was said that, after the Witch-king, Khamûl was most ready to perceive the presence of the One Ring, but that his power was most confused and diminished by daylight. He was the only Ringwraith whose name was known.

In T.A. 2951 Khamûl took command of the fortress of Dol Guldur after Sauron's return to Mordor.[3] It was he who asked Hamfast Gamgee for "Baggins" the day after Frodo Baggins had left Hobbiton and pursued the Hobbits to Bucklebury Ferry in the Shire some days later.[2]

Following the destruction of the One Ring, Khamûl perished with the rest of the Ringwraiths.[4]

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