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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/sting.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Re: Balrogs vs Dragons
Ah-ha, I've got it. Gandalf was a Maia, right? And he was slain by the Balrog at Zirak-Zigil. So he travelled to Valinor to be rejuvenated (he was also allowed to use more of his Maiar powers, to make up for the loss of all the other Istari) and reinhabited his body. To kill the Balrog took a large amount of his energy away, so the Valar allowed him to rest to get it back.
Saruman, on the other hand, tried to return to Valinor after he was slain, but the Valar send a strong wind that blows him back. I think that maybe the Valar decide whether to let the spirit of a Maia reform or not; or unless he is strong enough, like Sauron at the Downfall of Numenor or after the victory of the Last Alliance. And even that might be because of the Power he kept in reserve in his Ring. Of course, I may be wrong.
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