The Monster Fact - Stuff to Blow Your Mind

The nasgol are the most valued servants of the dark lord saron. They ride forth from minus morgal on the backs of specially bred horses in search of the one ring. The monster is described as something like a great featherless bird and perhaps a creature of an older world. It's impossible to consider these descriptions without thinking of prehistoric terasars, winged reptiles that are actually the earliest known vertebrates capable of powered flight.