Frozen Throne: prison and seat of the Lich King

◆Kil'jaeden's punishment

When the orc shaman Ner'zhul tried to rebel against the Burning Legion, the demon Kil'jaeden punished him: he tore apart his body and sealed his spirit in a block of ice hurled from the sky into Northrend.

◆Birth of the Lich King

So was born the first Lich King. Imprisoned in the Frozen Throne, Ner'zhul gained power over death and became the mind of the Scourge — the undead army that obeys his will telepathically.

◆The blade Frostmourne

To find a worthy warrior, the Lich King forged and cast out the cursed runeblade Frostmourne. The blade captured the soul of Arthas, turning a paladin into a death knight.

◆Command center of the Scourge

From the Frozen Throne the Lich King directs every creature of the Scourge: liches, abominations, banshees and death knights. Should his will falter, the undead lose their unity, as later lore reveals.

◆Echoes in Vanilla

In the WoW Classic era the Frozen Throne is unreachable, but its power is plain: Kel'Thuzad and Naxxramas are direct instruments of the Lich King who sits upon it.

◆Why this matters

The Frozen Throne explains the very nature of the Scourge: not a chaotic horde but a single organism ruled by a captive mind deep in Northrend.

◆Related articles

• Icecrown
• Ner'zhul
• Kil'jaeden
• Arthas Menethil
• Northrend
• Scourge

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