I have never understood this great debate over the Witch-king's death.
It seems to me that both sides are exactly right and, in fact, in agreement.
Yes, in the hypothetical case that someone else killed the Witch-king, Glorfindel would have made a different prophecy.
Yes, in the actual case, given Glorfindel's actual prophecy, it had to turn out that the Witch-king was not killed by a man.
These statements are in no way contradictory.
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