And yet Sauron was able to give them shape and the ability to interact with the physical, living world through the dark clothing they wore. They had faded, meaning their physical bodies no longer existed. But they were not exactly what we come to think of as ghosts, either. They had all but died and could never again exist as physically incarnated biological beings without the intervention of at least the Valar and perhaps only Ilúvatar. The Ringwraiths were no longer living men. Readers sometimes ask if the Ringwraiths could not return in time, or if they finally “died”. Tolkien does not specifically state that the Nazgûl died after Sauron was defeated through the destruction of the One Ring. Q: What Happened to the Nazgul after Sauron Died?ĪNSWER: J.R.R.
