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Originally Posted by JeffF.
It was said that Lothlorien had the power to resist any enemy unless Sauron himself should come there so perhaps even the Balrog could not overcome Galadriel but it is likely that it would have been decisive against Thranduil's elves who were not protected by any similar power to Galadriel's.
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I'm not so sure that the balrog couldn't have defeated Lothlorien. Yes, if Galadriel had a chance to do battle with the Balrog she might have won, though if the balrog is believed to be stronger than Sauron logically it could have defeated her too.
The bigger problem with defending Lothlorien (and Mirkwood) from the balrog is that they are
forests and the Balrog is a creature of shadow and
flame.
In the time it took somebody to raise the alarm, the Balrog could have cracked his whip and caught a dozen trees on fire.
That's just my thoughts on the matter of course. Somebody else might have a reason why the Balrog wouldn't have been able to just catch the whole place on fire and pick the elves off as the ran.