Morgul-blade

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A Morgul-blade is a magical, poisonous dagger used by Ringwraiths in Middle-earth.

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Only two Ringwraiths used a Morgul-blade: The Witch-King of Angmar and his lieutenant, Khamûl. At Weathertop, during a journey to Rivendell with the One Ring, the Hobbit Frodo Baggins was stabbed with a Morgul-blade by the leader of the Nazgûl.

A fragment of the blade remained within the wound of Frodo, working its way toward his heart and threatening to turn Frodo into a wraith. Elrond was able to remove the shard and heal the wound, but each year on the anniversary of his stabbing from the Morgul-Blade Frodo became seriously ill. Only his eventual departure to Eldamar offered a permanent cure.

Athelas (or kingsfoil) is known to slow the poisonous effect of the Morgul-blade. This remedy is also known to heal other Mordor-asociated illnesses, like the Black Breath of the Ringwraiths.

Another victim of a Morgul-blade was Boromir, the eleventh Steward of Gondor (not the Boromir of Frodo's company). He eventually died of his wound but did not become a wraith.

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