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Originally Posted by CaptainofDespair
I always assumed Khamul was off trying to lay the smackdown on Lorien...  |
I think Khamul was probably in the South. I'm not sure about references to all the Nazgul being present at the Battle of the Pelennor, but I think that such is the case with regards to the Battle of the Black Gate- and if Sauron had all of them hanging around Mordor then, I think it likely (but not certain) that he had them all around for the assault on Minas Tirith.
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Originally Posted by TGWBS
Which is an incredibly good point. Surely the lieutenant of Morgul would... be with the hosts of Minas Morgul? But Frowise only saw one Nazgul, The Witch-King.
Well, that seems concrete to me. I'll just sit and wait for Formendacil to come back and blow gigantic holes in it.
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I'll do my best.
Fellbeasts.
The Nazgul can fly- and do fly. There is no need for all of them to watch over the army on the road.
In addition, we know that Sauron had other, singular, uses for them, such as patrolling the Dead Marshes (see the chapter with that name) or investigating mysterious border incidents (right after Frodo and Sam escape the Tower of Cirith Ungol, a Nazgul appears to find out what on earth is going on).
Furthermore, this evidence falls apart on the basis of the fact that while the army may only have marched with the Witchking, there were clearly several Nazgul present at the Siege and the Battle.