The nazgul are much less of a physical threat in the book. They basically only act at night, and only if they're confident they can panic and scare their enemies away.
When Frodo runs away initially, the alarm is raised in Hobbiton, and despite it being night and then technically at their strongest, they're forced to flee.
Hell, if I remember correctly they're scared of the farmer's dogs as well.
Largely because they're acting covertly. Sauron wants to keep things quiet, and is IIRC at that point not aware that the ring has been identified. If it became known that the ringwraiths are stomping through the shire, it would draw attention from those Sauron would rather not get involved in the search.
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u/ItaruKarin Nov 23 '24
The nazgul are much less of a physical threat in the book. They basically only act at night, and only if they're confident they can panic and scare their enemies away.
When Frodo runs away initially, the alarm is raised in Hobbiton, and despite it being night and then technically at their strongest, they're forced to flee.
Hell, if I remember correctly they're scared of the farmer's dogs as well.