He then began his open war campaign with the three divided kingdoms of Arnor Arthedain, Rhudaur, and Cardolan. King Argeleb of Arthedain was killed trying to defend Rhudaur against Angmar. The Witch-King then invaded and destroyed the kingdom of Cardolan. Then the Witch-King invaded Arthedain and came close to destroying it but King Araphor with the help of the elves of Lindon and Rivendell managed to defeat the invading forces. Soon, the only resistance against the Witch-king's forces was the western kingdom of Arthedain.
The Witch-king continued his war for hundreds of years. In TA , the Witch-king sent wights to the Barrow-downs in Cardolan in order to prevent the rebirth of the kingdom.
The Witch-king claimed ultimate victory in the north in TA , when his forces captured Fornost Erain, the capital of Arthedain. With its capture, the final kingdom collapsed, and with it, the last remnants of the lost realm of Arnor were destroyed.
The Witch-king gladly took his seat of power in the newly captured Fornost. The battle would forever be known as the Battle of Fornost. He will not return to these lands. Far off yet is his doom, and not by the hand of man shall he fall.
The Witch-king, having destroyed the North-kingdom, fled the North. Angmar was left leaderless and soon collapsed. Having ruined the Dunedain kingdoms in Eriador, the Witch-king returned to Mordor. Together, the nine of them laboured to rebuild their master's power in Mordor, gathering huge Orcish hordes about themselves. The city was ruined, and the great stone bridge linking the east and west banks of the Anduin river was destroyed, dealing a devastating blow to the morale of Gondor.
Sauron returned to Mordor and began preparations to find his One Ring. And in TA , with the capture of Gollum, Sauron learned, through torture, where the land of the Hobbits lay.
Unfortunately, Gollum had lied, and the Ringwraiths went to Saruman, who refused to tell them the location of the land of the Halflings. They continued to search for "Baggins" until they tracked him to Buckland. The Nine Riders raided Buckland but could not find the Ring. The Ringwraiths attacked the party and the Witch-king wounded Frodo with a Morgul blade. Glorfindel's race to Rivendell lured the Ringwraiths into the Bruinen.
Here, Elrond released a Great Flood, with Gandalf giving the waves of the torrent the form of horses. This flood destroyed the physical forms of the Ringwraiths, killed their horses, and sent the Wraiths back to their master in Mordor, buying the Fellowship time to plan an attack. The Witch-king, however, returned to Minas Morgul and resumed the role of commander of Sauron's forces.
He then began battles to capture Osgiliath, finally issuing from Morgul with a great host. However, at the bridge over Morgulduin he pauses, feeling the Ring nearby; until Frodo touches the Phial and turns aside his enemy's thought. Faramir's forces could not hold the Orc hordes under the control of Gothmog.
A second time he went forth, and from that assault only Faramir returned to Minas Tirith, gravely wounded, in Gandalf's arms. With Gondor's defeat at Osgiliath, nothing stood in the way of Sauron's ambitions of destroying Minas Tirith and the Free People's hopes.
Sauron had bestowed the Witch-king with newfound strength, making his appears on a black horse, his presence casting a shadow of utter paralysis and fear upon defender and foe. Crying incantations in "some forgotten tongue," he enhances the power of Grond, and weakens the already damaged gate of Minas Tirith.
The ram breaks open the gate, and the defenders inside flee, terror stricken by his dark presence. However, his march in is hindered by Gandalf the White, the only one able to withstand his power.
There is a duel of words between them, and the Witch-king doffs his hood revealing a crown on empty air, mocking Gandalf as "old fool" and bidding him die, threateningly draws his blade, which blazes on its own accord. Gandalf holds firm, ready to do battle, but before they can clash the horns of Rohan sound, signaling the arrival of aid to Minas Tirith. Log in. Create account Log in. View source.
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