Talk:Nazgûl

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Latest comment: 13 October 2010 by Morgan in topic Black Horses

Trivia

What's the purpose of the Trivia section? It's ripped straight from Wikipedia, and not very relevant. -- Ederchil (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 18:49, 6 January 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Black Horses

"[...] their black horses (stolen from Rohan)[...]". But in Rivendell, Gandalf said to Frodo, that the horses of the Nazgûl were creatures born in Mordor. --Sigismond 13:08, 13 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A probable cause for this slip-up is that somewhere (don't know exactly where anymore) it is said that the Black Horses of Rohan were coveted by Sauron, and that he sent out thieves for them. I think it's incorrect as currently worded. --Ederchil (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 15:14, 13 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Our article on the Rohirrim (and Wikipedia's on Rohan) says the horses were stolen. See this. --Mith (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 19:03, 13 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]
The article on amruin.com ("see this") was really interesting. The reasoning (supported by quotes from the books), which is convincing to me, suggests that the black horses stolen by Sauron's orcs could actually be the steed of the Nazgûl, or at least the origin of the breed. But we should put a "perhaps" or "likely", IMHO. Sigismond, do you have a quote from the Rivendell chapter (read quickly, but it slipped my attention...)? --Morgan 19:59, 13 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]