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Dark Lords & Necromancers — The servants of the Shadow who shaped every age of Arda.
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Morgoth
Dark Lords & Necromancers · Angband
The first Dark Lord, a fallen Vala whose discord marred Arda and whose wars shaped the First Age.
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Sauron
Dark Lords & Necromancers · Mordor
A Maia and former lieutenant of Morgoth, forger of the One Ring and the central antagonist of The Lord of the Rings.
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The Witch-king of Angmar
Dark Lords & Necromancers · Angmar & Minas Morgul
The chief of the Nazgûl, a Ringwraith and Sauron’s most feared captain, slain by Éowyn and Merry.
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