Oathbreakers of the Paths of the Dead

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The Oathbreakers of the Paths of the Dead are a cursed host of undead Men in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, bound by an unfulfilled oath until they aid Aragorn in battle.

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Oathbreakers of the Paths of the Dead canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cursed host ⓘ
fictional group of Men ⓘ
undead army ⓘ
aidedInBattleOf Pelargir ⓘ
alignment cursed ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Army of the Dead ⓘ
Dead Men of Dunharrow ⓘ
Men of the Mountains ⓘ
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings ⓘ
The Return of the King ⓘ
associatedLocation Dunharrow ⓘ
Morthond Vale ⓘ
Stone of Erech ⓘ
betrayed Last Alliance of Elves and Men ⓘ
boundTo Paths of the Dead ⓘ
brokeOathTo Isildur ⓘ
cannotBeHarmedBy ordinary weapons ⓘ
countryOfFictionalSetting Gondor ⓘ
creator J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ
curseCondition to remain until fulfilling their oath ⓘ
cursedBy Isildur ⓘ
dwellsIn Dwimorberg ⓘ
White Mountains ⓘ
fearEffectOn living Men ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth ⓘ
foughtAgainst Corsairs of Umbar ⓘ
fulfilledOathBy aiding Aragorn in battle ⓘ
genre high fantasy ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Westron (narrative language) ⓘ
linked to: Westron
medium literature ⓘ
narrativeRole to provide Aragorn with decisive military aid ⓘ
notableLeader King of the Dead ⓘ
oathContext to fight against Sauron ⓘ
originalAllegiance Isildur ⓘ
partOf legendarium of Middle-earth ⓘ
race Men ⓘ
relatedEvent Last Alliance of Elves and Men ⓘ
War of the Ring ⓘ
relatedGroup Dúnedain of the North ⓘ
releaseCondition after fulfilling their oath ⓘ
releasedBy Aragorn ⓘ
state undead ⓘ
summonedAt Stone of Erech ⓘ
summonedBy Aragorn ⓘ
summonedDuring War of the Ring ⓘ
sworeOathTo Isildur ⓘ
theme oath-breaking and redemption ⓘ
timePeriod end of the Third Age ⓘ

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Battle of the Pelennor Fields → involvesFaction → Oathbreakers of the Paths of the Dead ⓘ