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The Nazgul have been mentioned, and remember that even the Witch King managed to recruit a bunch of Wights to infest the Barrow Downs. Exactly how is not made clear, houseless elvish fea, victims of Morgul blade stabbings, plain old-fashioned zombification, who knows? One thing to remember is that the books were supposed to have been written by the hobbits and even if the Wise knew how such things were done I think they would not have wanted to publicise the methods.
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Tut, tut, these Hobbits are not what one would call "opportunists", are they? I would think that such works as
"Reanimations from Deadish" would sell quite well to bored Hobbit-housewives.
Seriously though, I do agree that the Nazgūl and in turn, Wights, would fit the definition of Necromancy rather well. The theme of death also fits Sauron in that he used the fear of death and jealousy of immortality to turn the Numenoreans against the Valar. In short, "Serve me, live forever...(sort of)..."