Exactly that realy got to me aswell, the way i read it was that Gandalf was putting his power against the Balrog using all his skills as a wizard, not poking it with a tiny, albeit powerful, sword, the Balrog could have just bitten his head off.
__________________
"Because i belived you to be indeed Luthien Tinuvel, of whom i was singing. but if you are not she, then you walk in her likeness." - Aragorn
|