In the malignant spirit of Sauron the Damned

Where born the fabulous Rings of Power

Their work of domination started with Ancient Kings,

Warriors and Wizards -

Perverted by glory and power

Became the slave of the Lord of the Ring:

Spectral were their appearances

As though mere shadows in darkness...



Nazgël, damned souls of the tenebrous Lord...

The Night walks with them:

Death howls from their mouths

Knights of Chaos, riding obscure Dragons...

Horrifying apparitions led by the madness

Of the Prince of barad-Dër



With a blind devotion

The Army of Mordor gathered about

The sinister towers of Minas Morgul

A cursed fortress for the Black Ghosts;

Where forbidden sorcery is practiced.

The beginning of War, marching

To an epic battle against golden armour:

The Chronicle of the Infinite Quest



[Autumn 1996]