When they were ensnared by the Nine Rings given to them by Sauron, they could not die like other mortal men, they faded away but were still bound by the Rings, eventually becoming Wraiths. When the One Ring was destroyed so were the Nine, and their bearers died.
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*~*Call me a relic, call me what you will.
Say I'm old fashioned , say I'm over the hill.
That old whine ain't got no soul.
I'll stick to Old Toby and a Hobbit hole.*~*
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