"They were once Men. Great kings of Men. Then Sauron the Deceiver gave to them Nine Rings of Power. Blinded by their greed, they took them without question. One by one, falling into darkness. They are the Nazgûl. Ringwraiths, neither living nor dead." - Aragorn regarding the nine.
Ringwraiths, also known as Nazgûl and Black Riders, are The Lord of the Rings minifigures that was released in 2012.
Background
The Ringwraiths were originally nine kings of Men, tempted one by one by the Dark Lord Sauron using his One Ring over their nine rings, through betrayal, greed, suppression, or alliance. They reside in the cursed fortress of Minas Morgul ruled by the first Nazgûl, the Witch-king of Angmar. They were assigned to hunt down Frodo Baggins and reclaim the One Ring for their master Sauron, and tracked Frodo, Aragorn/Strider and company across the Shire, and the Nazgûl found them at Weathertop where Aragorn defeated them with fire, but not before the Witch-king stabbed Frodo with a cursed blade. Arwen, the daughter of Elrond, then took the dying Frodo to Rivendell to be saved, and the Nazgûl steeds were swept away by Elrond's Elf magic. After this the Nazgûl reverted to riding the dragon-like Fell Beasts. The Witch-king was defeated by Eowyn and Merry at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields as justice for killing Theoden. Khamùl and the other remaining 7 Nazgul were finally killed when the ring was destroyed. They were caught in the Fire storm of Mount Doom. The Witch-king often wears a helmet in battle and can use certain types of dark magic.
LEGO.com description
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Ringwraith™ Ringwraiths, also known as the Nazgûl, are dark phantoms - neither alive, nor dead. The Ringwraiths were once great kings of Men, all given Rings of Power. Corrupted by power, and the One Ring, their bodies have faded into broken shadows and their minds and souls have been destroyed by their constant need to follow the Ring. They are most powerful in the dark. Daylight weakens them, they cannot see well, and they are not able to move through or across running water. |
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