[NancyBrooke]

Need an expert, here.

Do you suppose that at the time of the War of the Ring it was generally known that the Lord of the Nazgul was also the fabled Witch-King of Angmar?

Or, more specifically, might Boromir have known after the battle of Osgiliath that he had had been overflown by the destroyer of Arnor?

Please discuss ...

[Vulgarweed]

Yes, at least in Gondor and among the Dunedain of the North. Gondor sent a force to fight him at Angmar and Eärnur, Captain of Gondor at the time, faced him at Fornost in 1975 Third Age--and his horse bolted. He would have known this was the same being who taunted him about it from Minas Morgul later when Eärnur was the Last King of Gondor -- and that's the reason he was the last King, he rode off to Minas Morgul to answer the challenge and was never seen again. This would be pretty important historical lore to Gondor.

[NancyBrooke]

Thank you! I really wanted to include something in a story about this and you've given me the textual underpinnings to do it.

Thank you very much for replying.