J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

The Nazgul they were; the Ringwraiths, the Enemy's most terribly servants; darkness went with them and they cried with the voices of death.

J. R. R. Tolkien

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• The Nazgul they were; the Ringwraiths, the Enemy's most terribly servants; darkness went with them and they cried with the voices of death.

  

  J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Enemy
  • Servants
  • Voices Of Death