Calling Tolkien nerds - curious about something: Reading over texts and came across:
"All except the Witch-king were apt to stray when alone by daylight. And all, but the Witch-king, feared water, and were unwilling but in dire need, to enter or to cross unless dryshod by a bridge."
We know the Nazgul can/do walk in daylight, just not much, and that their powers are at least diminished by it.
"Of Khamûl it is said here that he was the most ready of all the Nazgûl, after the Black Captain himself, to perceive the presence of the ring, but also the one whose power was most confused and diminished by the daylight."
Unfinished Tales, Part 3, Ch 4, The Hunt for the Ring Notes 1
What inspired this I wonder though? Not crossing moving waters is a theme common in many a monster/demon myth from cultures, same with sunlight hurting monsters/demons - I'm wondering if there is any specific lore Tolkien drew from (creature specifically) on/for that one. Don't just say Norse - no shit. The Hobbit is Beowulf.
Not my point. I've gone into the etymology of Nazgul before and the Arabic ghul, as well as other sources.
But, just curious on that. Maybe it's a shot in the dark.
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