Aren’t the Nazgul masters of stealth and difficult to see at night and the Anduin a long river that can’t be completely observed by guards? Why delay the Nazgul deployment by having to prepare Mordor’s army for the attack on Osgilliath?
Aren’t the Nazgul masters of stealth and difficult to see at night and the Anduin a long river that can’t be completely observed by guards? Why delay the Nazgul deployment by having to prepare Mordor’s army for the attack on Osgilliath?
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My understanding is it’s a misdirection. It’s easy to suspect the Nazgul are somewhere you don’t see them, but if they’re “known” to be somewhere else that’s different.
The Nazgûl are the very opposite of masters of stealth. Their presence is enough to strike fear in the hearts of Men. Sauron sent the Nazgûl to hunt for the ring because they were the only ones among his servants who he could entrust a task of such great importance, not because they were the most suitable.
As for crossing the Anduin, there are relatively few places to do so without boats. Beyond Cair Andros, the next place would have been the Undeeps, east of Fangorn, but then they would have to cross the Entwash and suddenly they have the same river-crossing problem again.