Originally posted by shaber
Actually in Lorien, either Galadriel, Celeborn or Aragorn says of the Balrog, "there is no greater evil save the one who dwells in the Dark Tower."
.................and, yes, the balrog may be a little higher in original ranks and perhaps stronger, but definitely less mighty than witchy.
It wasn't Merry who killed the Witch King. The Westernesse blade broke the spell that bound Wiki's unseen sinew, but a stab in the knee would not be deadly. It was the stab in the head by Eowyn that finally did in the Witch King, after he had been weakened by the spell-breaking blow.
What I'm saying is, it was a combined effort. The blade used by Merry wouldn't have killed Murazor, but Eowyn wouldn't have been able to give her final blow as well if not for Merry.
But if we will look in a "very" technical way, Eowyn was the one who killed him. 🙂
Yes, beaten by two mortals. How sad, may my Lord rest in peace. 🙁