I went looking for Balrog/balrog information, and instead I found information for the original thread!
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Suddenly at the top of the stair there was a stab of white light. Then there was a dull rumble and a heavy thud. The drum-beats broke out wildly: doom-boom, doom-boom, doom-boom, and then stopped. Gandalf came flying down the steps and fell to the ground in the midst of the Company.
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"But I have met my match, and nearly been destroyed."
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"Then something came into the chamber- I felt it through the door, and the orcs themselves were afraid and fell silent. It laid hold of the iron ring, and then it perceived me and my spell."
"What it was I cannot guees, but I have never felt such a challenge. The counter-spell was terrible. It nearly broke me. For an instant the door left my control and began to open! I had to speak a word of Command. That proved too great a strain. The door burst in pieces. Something dark as a cloud was blocking all the light inside, and I was thrown backwards down the stairs. All the wall gave way, and the roof of the chamber as well, I think."
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These quotes indicate several things: The creature that Gandalf fought was a Balrog, because only an Ainu could defeat him in terms of sorcery, and
broken his staff (shades of Saruman?) Also, in this passage he most definitely met force with force, so his hands couldn't have been bound too tightly. Also, how did the Balrog get out of Balin's burial chamber? Did he physically dig himself out, melt the rock, or... ? I think the effects of the first two would have been noticed before the Company escaped Moria. But if he was embodied, how could he or she teleport?
HerenIstarion, I'm not davem, but that's an excellent article! Another quote used in the balrog wars is this:
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...and its wings were spread from wall to wall...
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