User blog comment:Thornclaw Braveheart/Witch-king of Angmar vs. Eragon Bromsson/@comment-71.213.206.213-20111202005204

Witch-King: If Eragon hits the Witch-King with any of his weapons, he will be palatalized and knocked unconscious, making him an easy kill. Eragon is deadly with dragon but the Witch-King is deadly all by himself.