It is so good to be bad, no let me rephrase that - it is so darn good to be the meanest and baddest dark lord in the greatest fantasy story ever written. Which villain in Lord of The Rings trilogy is most vile? My pick will always be Witch King of Angmar, Lord of the Nazgul. The name Nazgul already screams bad ass to start with. You probably know this already but I’ll just say it again for my ego’s sake - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s Black Speech translates Nazg as “ring” and gul as “wraith or spirit”, hence their British name RingWraith.


Take a look at the pose above. Are you scared?!! Are ya?!! (got to love Chandler). Hell no, I bet you just can’t wait to get into that costume for the next cosplay event or Halloween. Myself I don’t mind wearing that in broad daylight and get arrested for it cause it looks awesome with the grisly gauntlet and of course the wicked Witch King of Angmar RingWraith Sword. This is the movie sword replica blog so I’ll just stick to the sword part. It’s a 2-handed long sword but personally I think it looks more stunning if you wield it in one hand right below the cross-guard.


The Witch King of Angmar RingWraith Sword was forged in the dark land of Mordor. But in the real world it is mass-produced by United Cutlery. Another thing is unlike the one in Mordor, this is a decorative sword replica. The Witch King RingWraith Movie Sword has an overall length of 54.625” and blade length 39.75”. There is no fuller or groove on the blade but a long central ridge. The false-edged blade has a thickness of 0.25” made of tempered 420 J2 Stainless Steel. The sweet thing about the blade is that its surface is deliberately made to look acid-etched which gives it a menacing evil aura. So if you opened the box and thought you got ripped-off don’t scream like a Nazgul, yet.


The curved metal cross-guard has an elaborate engraved design unlike the plain straight guard of Anduril Sword of King Aragorn. The handgrip is wrapped in genuine leather in two sections separated in the middle, exposing another intricate engraved pattern. The pommel is solid metal with an antique finish. Also included in the package is a wooden display plaque with silk-screened Nazgul designs measuring 10"x14.75"x0.625”. For genuine quality proof and recognition, a certificate of authenticity is issued together with the Witch King RingWraith Sword.

Be prepared to fork out a bit more for this replica. The best price I could find at the time of this post was from Amazon.

If you are looking for a plastic sword replica, the Witch King RingWraith Movie Sword by Costume Craze is available. It is 45" long with a rustic look and the sword is more black in color than silver. Excellent for cosplay and no need to worry about involuntary manslaughter with this sword.