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SpaceWeavil
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| KhazarKhum wrote: | Here's something that I kicked around for a while...
what if one of them was a woman?
After all, would you want to get between, say, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth I, or Hatshepsut and one of those rings?
Me neither.  |
Actually, the thought did occur  Since I'm still stuck on this 9th one. I also considered a hobbit (since I thought a mini ringwraith would be sooo cute). (Joking, of course. I don't want to get one of Viv's 'Baby Eru' reviews...  )
Actually Tar-Telperien is going to be a major part of this, so I shall have some serious girl-power in the story
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Andreth
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 3:26 pm Post subject: |
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| SpaceWeavil wrote: | Sorry, what I meant was I've done the ones that are specifically mentioned in proper canon-type texts. It's the ones we know nothing about that I'm working on at the moment. My plan at the moment is to have all 9 in the story. So far they are all actually coming together nicely with not much effort. Like I said, I only have one more to work out. I suppose he could be a Numenorean, but not a lord. If that's the case then I know who he is...  I have two Haradrim at the moment as well, so I could possibly swap one of them for another Numenorean if I wanted.
Thinking out loud here a bit, sorry.  |
Sorry, just wanted to make sure I wasn't having one of my retarded moments. I don't think you have to make them all Numenorean or even the majority, I was just reasoning out loud that it could go either way. That's the good thing about the unexplained characters, lots of leg room.
I don't know if it'll be of any help to you, but a while back when I was reading over the Tal-Elmar story in Peoples of Middle-earth, I was thinking that I wasn't sure where the professor was going with that story, but it sure would make a good set up for one of the ringwraiths. The time frame would have to be adjusted to suit, but I don't think Tolkien ever decided on the time frame himself. From the sound of the story, it could have happened any time after Sauron revealed himself and the one ring in the S.A.
Choosing one from among the Edain might be of interest too. They might not have had all the advantages of the Numenoreans, but they were still the root of where the Dunedain came from and there were quite a few powerful Edain in the First Age. Obviously still some in the Second Age, too, like the Edain leaders who came to meet the Numenorean lords when they started sailing back to Middle-earth.
Just my ramblings, though. I was always disappointed that Tolkien didn't give us more background on the Nazgul. Would have been a great story in itself. |
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SpaceWeavil
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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That is a thought. I had thought about the Edain left in mainland ME, but I'd actually forgotten about it. Thanks
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SpaceWeavil
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks to Andreth I now have 9 Ringwraiths  (Just needed to share that  )
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KhazarKhum
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Tar-Elmar was the other heavily-campaigned candidate for Witch-King. I knew I was spelling it wrong! |
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KhazarKhum
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 7:28 pm Post subject: |
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| And I spelled it wrong again. I'm going blonde.... |
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SpaceWeavil
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| Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| KhazarKhum wrote: | | Tar-Elmar was the other heavily-campaigned candidate for Witch-King. I knew I was spelling it wrong! |
Yeah, it is working into the rest of my meandering plotline quite well (so far). Not sure about his father's obsession with his five foot long beard though. That just struck me as strange Still, it all adds character. 
Btw just to say again, thanks everyone for your help on this. I haven't even written the first line of this fic yet and already I've managed to pester everyone quite ably Your help and ideas are all very much appreciated folks!
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