What is a Barrow-Wight? (fka FOTR QUESTION!!!!!!!!!)

[Iarwen]

In Fellowship of the Ring, I didnt understand the barrow wight and that whole part. what is a barrow wight?

[ September 04, 2002: Message edited by: Mister Underhill ]

[Evenstar1]

You mean other than the way-cool Opusphilic administrator of this discussion board? smilies/biggrin.gif

Well, as best as I can tell, barrow wights are some sort of ghosts of an ancient kingdom of Men (Carn Dum) who haunt the hills of the Barrow Downs and are in service to Sauron:

In the black wind the stars shall die,
and still on gold here let them lie,
till the dark lord lifts his hand
over dead sea and withered land.

[ September 03, 2002: Message edited by: Evenstar1 ]

[piosenniel]

Look here:
Barrow Wight (http://www.barrowdowns.com/Description.asp?Size=&Param=EntryID&Data=43&Thumb=)

and here:

More Barrow Wights (http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/b/barrowwights.html)