How could the Nazgul take Minas Morgul?

[The 1,000 Reader]

Originally Posted by FeRaL sHaDoW

Nazgul: (knocks on the door)

gatekeeper: who is it??

Nazgul: um courier...

gatekeeper: (opens gates)

Nazgul: (quickly jump in and storm the place)

Isn't it obvious that the Nazgul just sat outside the gate while the Witch-King used the tech tree he made in his Angmar Campaign to constantly bombard Minas Ithil with Avalanches, swarm with Summoned Orcs and Wights, and sick the Ice Wolf on the city? The reason it took two years was because there was a lot to conquer and the spells needed to recharge!

[Kuruharan]

All of that is despite the desolation.

Sauron had his tribute system up and running by then.

Combined that with the larger potential manpower over Gondor, and it becomes much, much more feasible for the Nazgul to lay siege for a longer time, and resist the relief efforts.

We still seem to not be communicating on this.

the idea of a traditional "siege" fits more easily with what Tolkien wrote

Not really, as we have been explaining for quite some time now.