One thing I've wondered about is this: if the Balrogs could really fly, why couldn't they have been searching for Gondolin from the air, after Húrin gave away its general location to Morogth? Why did it take the capture of Maeglin to allow the city to be found?
Sure, the Eagles were present to keep watch, but would a Balrog really not be up to facing a giant bird?
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