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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/narya.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Dragons...
Interesting discussion! My own wiews are:
A Dragons and Balrogs alike are inhabited by spirits, Maiar.
B Dragons were bred by Morgoth and he entralled the spirits in them - like Charcharoth.
C Balrogs or valaruaka were also maiar who took the form as Balrogs.
D Both could be slain - its a coinsidence (interesting one i admit) that those that kill dragons live and those that kill Balrogs don't.
E I think Tolkien was inspired by Scandinavian Mythologi on this point, where there are several dragons slain by heros who survived the battle.
F We only hear tales of those who succed in killing either B or D - how many people, elves, men or dwarf do you thin have tried to kill a Dragon and end up dead??? - and the same for Balrogs.
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