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Also, the shard of this blade doesn't remain in Frodo's wound but his condition after being stabbed is much more dramatic than in the book.Įlrond, Gandalf, and Galadriel discuss the appearance of the Morgul-knife

However, it disintegrates very shortly thereafter, as opposed to the period in the novel. In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the Witch-king uses the Morgul-knife, referred to as the "Morgul-blade", to wound Frodo as in the book. The wound received by Frodo Baggins from the Witch-king The Lord of the Rings film trilogy This remedy was also known to heal the effects of the Ringwraiths' Black Breath. Īthelas (or Kingsfoil) was known to slow the poisonous effect of the Morgul-blade, though true healing was necessary in order to fully cure a victim. Only his eventual departure to Valinor, also known as the Undying Lands, offered a permanent cure. Elrond was able to remove the shard and heal the wound, but each year on the anniversary of receiving the wound Frodo became seriously ill. Though the knife's blade dissolved soon afterwards, a fragment remained within Frodo's wound, working its way toward his heart and threatening to turn Frodo into a wraith. On October 6 TA 3018, the Witch-king used the knife to stab Frodo Baggins at Weathertop, during the Nazgûl's attack upon him and his companions. It is unknown when the knife was created, but was known to be in use by the Witch-king by the late Third Age. HistoryĪragorn observes the Morgul-blade that the Witch-king used to stab Frodo. If the shard of the blade stays in the victim for too long, the victim becomes a wraith. The remaining blade would soon turn to dust, and the shard works its way through the body to the heart. As explained by Elrond, the purpose of the knife was to break off in the wound, leaving a shard in the victim's body. Īlternately described as a long knife and a blade, it was used by the Nazgûl to poison enemies. Elrond, however, references the blade as " a Morgul-knife", possibly implying it to be a type of weapon.

It is unknown if there was more than one Morgul-knife, as only that used by the Witch-king is mentioned in the works of J.R.R.