From: jce@seasip.demon.co.uk (John Elliott)
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Subject: Names of the Nazgul
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  I had an idea this evening...

  We know that Sauron numbered his soldiers:

      `I'll give your name and number to the Nazgul,' said the soldier 
    lowering his voice to a hiss. `One of *them*'s in charge at the Tower 
    now.'

  And we know that the chief Nazgul was numbered 1:

      `... They've done in Number One, I've heard, and I hope it's true!'

  And despite Sauron having any number of people in his forces, it was the 
Nazgul who were used on the covert operation to retrieve the Ring;

  So we have a set of elite secret agents numbered 001 to 009. And that 
being the case, we know the name of at least the one numbered 007.

  Oh dear, I'm now imagining a throne room high up inside the Barad-Dur, 
with Sauron sitting behind a desk, the Nine all standing in a row being
briefed, and Shelob in the outer office busily hammering on the typewriter. 
Or the late lamented Desmond Llewellyn demonstrating the proper use of a 
Morgul-knife to a bored ringwraith, who obviously isn't taking it in...

-- 
John Elliott
"Now *pay attention*, 001..."

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John Elliott kirjoitti viestissä
<967331670.29140.0.nnrp-09.c2de7091@news.demon.co.uk>...
>  I had an idea this evening...
<snip>

>  So we have a set of elite secret agents numbered 001 to 009. And that
>being the case, we know the name of at least the one numbered 007.


And then there is of course 008(or some), who was actually Sean Bean,
who is going to be Boromir. I hope the new LOTR movies NG will appear
soon, so I can ask: Is Boromir going to be replaced by a Ringwrath???!!!

Morgil