Thanks! Let's move on from your favourite character to one of my bizarre obsessions: the
Witch-Queen of Numenor theory (using the term 'theory' loosely).
Tar-Telperien -> The Witch-King of Angmar
Without going through Sauron, I can do it in six solid steps, or five with an assumption in the middle. Perhaps you can do better!
And as a bonus round of sorts, the one I can't get below 8: Tal-Elmar (of
Tal-Elmar) to Borlas (of
The New Shadow). Would love to see any solutions that use less names, even if they don't hit 6 and qualify for this game.
hS