

Can they be defeated, are they incapable of failing to achieve victory? If they simply choose not to fight, does that constitute a defeat? If so then they were defeated originally, causing their curse, and remained defeated until they changed their choice and chose to fight. The other definitions there is no easy and straightforward answer. And even with the variations in these definitions, there is more room for interpretation, such as what constitutes "Victory" or "defeat" or even "death" to them.įor the "Can they die / be killed?" definition, the answer is (mostly) straightforward: When they originally took their oath, YES, after they had already died, NO (unless you consider being released from their oath so that they could rest and find peace to be a form of second "death", in which case they can only "die" again when released by Isildur's heir or by completing their oath). Alternatively, it might mean that they cannot be defeated in battle or, an even more extreme variation of this, it might mean that they cannot fail to achieve victory. For example, it might be interpreted to mean that they cannot die or be killed. The answer actually depends heavily on which definition of "invincible" is used. To expand on the answers already given, and to add clarity:
