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Nilpaurion Felagund · 10-08-2003, 07:24 PM

Feel free to bash me, smash me, or just counter my argument, but this is what I believe...

Balrogs have wings, true, as seen in the Bridge of Khazad-dum. But don't you think that this Balrog, after being cooped up in the mountains for two ages, lost his ability to fly? Sure, Khazad-dum would be a pretty huge city for dwarves, but it doesn't have enough space for a gigantic Balrog to fly. His wing "muscle"(or whatever was it that made the wing move) deteriorated, hence, he couldn't use it as he fell throught the chasm...

And then I counter myself: What about Glorfindel's foe? He(she...it...whatever the gender was) didn't fly?

Wala lang!
->The True Son of Finrod, and of Amarie the Vanyar

[ October 08, 2003: Message edited by: Nilpaurion Felagund ]

10-08-2003, 07:24 PM	#20
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Feel free to bash me, smash me, or just counter my argument, but this is what I believe... Balrogs have wings, true, as seen in the Bridge of Khazad-dum. But don't you think that this Balrog, after being cooped up in the mountains for two ages, lost his ability to fly? Sure, Khazad-dum would be a pretty huge city for dwarves, but it doesn't have enough space for a gigantic Balrog to fly. His wing "muscle"(or whatever was it that made the wing move) deteriorated, hence, he couldn't use it as he fell throught the chasm... And then I counter myself: What about Glorfindel's foe? He(she...it...whatever the gender was) didn't fly? Wala lang! ->The True Son of Finrod, and of Amarie the Vanyar [ October 08, 2003: Message edited by: Nilpaurion Felagund ] __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...