Originally a great king of Men, he is corrupted by Sauron and becomes his chief servant, along with eight other similarly corrupted kings. Tolkien's 1954 fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings, and in Peter Jackson's film trilogy based on the novel. The Witch-king of Angmar is a major antagonist in J.R.R. ~ The Witch-king of Angmar to Gandalf the White. Do not come between the Nazgûl and his prey!ĭo you not know death when you see it, old man? This is my hour! You have failed.