May 4, 2004

Re: Nazgul at Minas Morgul
Danny

In the book it is actually made clear that the Nazgul sensed Frodo, but had pressing orders to obey. I have always beleived that he sensed Frodo, but wasn't able to tell that it was anything more than something powerful watching them. In the book the Witch King is on a horse at that point and he stops for a second before continuing. Then in ROTK you find out that there was warning of dangerous spies on the stairs. So perhaps something similar happened in the movie. The Witch King had orders, and being unable to tell exactly what he sensed, he wasn't at liberty to disobey an urgent and direct order. That is my thought on it.