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Merry was a Hobbit and Hobbits are, as I understand it, a sub-division of the race of Man. So, strictly speaking, Merry was a man and therefore fell within the category of beings that Glorfindel had foretold would not be responsible for the Witch King's demise.
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Actually, I believe that hobbits were a race apart, seeing as treebeard added them to the list and the fact that they were much more hardy and resilient to the ring's power than men are. I believe that men and hobbits are completely different races.
In regards to the prophecy, Glorfindel prophesied that the witch king
would not die at the hands of a man, not that he
could not die in such a way, this is very similar to how Huan would not perish except at the "hands" of the greatest hound that would ever walk the earth, it was simply stating what would happen, not that it could not happen another way, simply that it would not.
Here's another thread idea: were hobbits men? probably not a good thing to start here, as this type of thread is all opinion and leads to much argument. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]