Join us as we explore who the Nine Nazgûl were before Sauron enslaved them and transformed them into the terrifying Ringwraiths. Long before they became faceless servants of the Dark Lord, they were mortal Men who gained immense power, wealth, and influence after receiving the Nine Rings.

Among them were mighty kings, warriors, and sorcerers, including the mysterious Witch king and Khamûl the Easterling. But the gifts of their Rings came with a terrible price. Over centuries, their lives were stretched unnaturally, their bodies faded from the physical world, and their wills slowly became completely bound to Sauron.

From the little Tolkien revealed about their mortal lives to their final transformation into the Nazgûl, this video explores everything we know about the Nine before their fall and how some of the most powerful Men of the Second Age became Sauron’s most feared slaves.