Can 🧙Gandalf take on the 💀Witch King?

[WizardKing]

if so what powers does he have and how would he use it?

 

[Wulf of Dunland]

He could, if he would win is the question...

 

[Lantarion]

As the Grey, yes but his victory would be doubtful. After all the Witch-king was probably the most powerful 'sorceror' (as much as anybody was a 'sorceror' in Tolkien's world) in M-e after Sauron. But as the White he would have vanquished hik utterly, IMHO. He was under the utter grace of the Valar and to be honest I think nobody could have killed him, not even Sauron. Whether he could kill Sauron is another question, but I think not.

 

[Rúmil]

At least Gandalf himself felt confident he could kill him:

Gandalf looked through the gaping Gate, and already on the fields he heard the gathering sound of battle. He clenched his hand. ‘I must go ‘ he said. ‘The Black Rider is abroad, and he will yet bring ruin on us. I have no time.’

 

[BlackCaptain]

Good question... But the nazgul flees before gandalf has a chance to fight him

 

[Anamatar IV]

Gandalf could not kill the witch king:

Not by the hands of men shall the witch king meet his end

Or that is possibly paraquoting.

Gandalf was an old man in Middle-earth so he could not kill the Witch King...but as we know in RotK he can battle him.

 

[BlackCaptain]

I dont think you can say that, because Gandalf isnt a man. He's in the body of a man, but that doesnt make him a man. Thats like saying that Tom Bombadil couldnt kill him. Tom's in the form of a man, but he could still kill the witch-king, but he'd need a lot of luck...

 

[Anamatar IV]

When they take the form of Men they *are* men...sort of but also that quote referred to the gender of men (I think that we agreed it was a combo of the two in the thread I started).

 

[redline2200]

Gandalf could kill the witch king. First of all Gandalf was NOT a man. He was a WIZARD. There is a tremendous difference between a wizard and a man. Gandalf was A Maia for pete's sake!! Can you compare a maia and a man? No!! Taking into consideration that Gandalf was the white and the fact that he possessed one of the rings of power, i think Gandalf could have eventually defeated the witch-king.

 

[BlackCaptain]

exactly

 

[Anamatar IV]

Of course he could *defeat* the witch king:

The Dark Lord has Nine. But we have One, mightier
than they: the White Rider

But if Gandalf could actually kill the witch king why did he not when he confronted him in the battle of the Pelannor fields? Yes, he was a maia, and no I can't compare a maia to a man but Gandalf took form of a Man when he came upon the shores of Middle-earth. And he was also genderly a man-remember the part the Eowyn played in the killing of the Witch-king.

 

[LordOfMoria]

Originally posted by Wulf of Dunland
He could, if he would win is the question...

Oh i am sure he would cause didnt Eomer Kill him? and he is only a man.

 

[FoolOfATook]

Eowyn killed the Witch-King, with the aid of Merry- Eomer wasn't involved.

 

[LordOfMoria]

Ah ok, i was close though. all the names sound alike

 

[FoolOfATook]

It's no big deal, and the more time you spend with the books, or even in the forum here, the better you will remember names, especially names of family members with similar constructions.

 

[BlackCaptain]

Doesnt he fend off all the Nazgul, including the Witch-King atop Amon Sul?
Then he fends the Witch-King off at the Gates of Gondor too...

 

[redline2200]

and also, doesnt Gandalf say in the two towers that he is the most powerful thing that Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli will ever see, unless they come before Sauron's throne? Well that would certainly make huim more powerful than the witch king

 

[BlackCaptain]

Who's Gandalf talkin about? Not himself is he? Can you show me a quote?

 

[Anamatar IV]

'Dangerous!' cried Gandalf. 'And so am I, very dangerous: more
dangerous than anything you will ever meet, unless you are brought alive
before the seat of the Dark Lord.

But still, danger and power have nothing to do with whether or not he can kill the witch king! Gandalf could defeat the ringwraiths one by one until he and the witch king stood and they could fight for hours on end yet, as it was prophecied by Glorfindel, the hands of Men (gender and race) would not deal the witch king the death blow.

 

[BlackCaptain]

So since you say Gender AND race, does that mean that a male hobbit could kill him, say... Merry?

or perhaps you mean Gender OR race