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Originally Posted by Inziladun
I've never had the idea that the Barrow-blades were the only means of harming the Nazgûl; they simply did more damage due to the nature of the spells placed on them. After all, it wasn't Merry who delivered the death blow to the Morgul-lord; Éowyn did so, with an ordinary sword.
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This is true but of course, Eowyn circunvented the "invicibility" spell of the WK by not being a "living man". A Barrow blade just might give some advantage particulary if you arent fortunate to be a woman, non-human or dead (actually that's interesting, sinc ethey aren't "living men" I wonder if the Dead Men of Dunharrow had they been there could have also killed the WK). I'm just wondering if a normal man, armed with a normal unenchated sword could cause any real damage. Merry may not have actually struck the fatal blow but it is possible he struck the critical one since a big part of Eowyn being able to slay the WK was the fact that he was mometarily distracted by Merry's strike.