The Rings of Power may have already introduced the Witch-king, according to this Lord of the Rings theory
The Rings of Power may only be a few episodes in, but the internet has been ablaze with theories about who's actually who. Plenty of attention has been paid to Sauron's threat – and who could be playing him. But another theory suggests a different key Lord of the Rings antagonist may have already been introduced.
The theory focuses on the human boy Theo, who lives in the Southlands with his mother Bronwyn, and his potential link to the Witch-king of Angmar. Also known by the title the Lord of the Nazgûl (who are the Ringwraiths), the Witch-king was Sauron’s second-in-command in the Second and Third Age.
J.R.R. Tolkien never revealed his full identity in his The Lord of the Rings novels, but there was an implication he was one of the lords of Númenor corrupted by the rings of power. As the legend goes, nine rings were forged for mortal men, but these were corrupted by Sauron. Each man who held one was doomed to become the Nazgûl.
In The Rings of Power, we’re still a way off from the forging of the rings, but given what Celebrimbor is up to, it seems like this will likely be covered in the show. So could Theo be one of these future men and become the brutal antagonist? Some fans think so.
The main evidence stems from the mysterious blade that the young boy finds hidden in a barn in the first episode. This broken black sword is just a hilt that contains Sauron’s mark on it. It also has some unusual attributes, including how it ignites when Theo looks at it. We’ve already taken a deep dive into what this could be, but a lot points to it being a Morgul Blade.
In particular, some fans think it’s the same Morgul Blade that the Witch-king wields in the Third Age of Middle-earth. Looking at images of both blades, one in the
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