F (Nazgûl)

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In a manuscript by J.R.R. Tolkien, a Nazgûl simply labeled "F" accompanied Khamûl in tracking the Shire-folk during the Hunt for the Ring.

History

Like the other Nazgûl, "F" was one of nine Men to whom Sauron gave one of the Nine Rings, who became mighty kings, sorcerers or warriors, and eventually faded into a wraith that was under the rule of Sauron. By the year 2251 "F" and the other eight Men who had received rings of power first appeared as Ringwraiths.

In the year 2951 of the Third Age, when Sauron declared himself openly to his enemies, "F" was probably one of the two Ringwraiths under Khamûl's command that were sent to Dol Guldur.

In the evening of September 23, after the Nazgûl approach near the Three-Farthing Stone in the Shire, "F" probably lurked south of Whitfurrows, watching the East-West Road and the Stock Road as Khamûl arrived in Hobbiton and asked Hamfast Gamgee about "Baggins".

On September 25, "F" was summoned by Khamûl with cries after failing to find Frodo Baggins on the ridge above Woodhall. Together, they ride east over the fields and visit Farmer Maggot. After leaving Farmer Maggot, "F" was sent off by Khamûl to head down the Causeway in the direction of the Overbourn Marshes. "F" reached the Bucklebury Ferry at night soon after Khamûl arrived too late to the catch the Hobbits before they crossed the Brandywine River.

In other versions

In an early draft of The Lord of the Rings labeled "Scheme D", Tolkien identified each Nazgûl by letters between A and I. It is not known which of these early draft labels correspond with "F". The Nazgûl trailing "the hobbits in the Shire" were labeled "D" and "E" respectively.