Once great kings of Men, the Nazgul were corrupted by the magic rings given to them by Sauron the Dark Lord. Now formless and frightening specters, they are slaves to the will of the Dark Lord who sends them out to scour Middle-earth for the One Ring. At Weathertop these accursed beings overtake Frodo and his companions, hoping to steal from him The One Ring. Aragorn, wielding a fiery torch engalfs their robes in flmaes and sends them screaming into the night.