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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/nenya.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Whoa!
Some may groan at the resurrection of this thread, but I wouldn't do it if a new lead hadn't come to light. <blockquote>
Quote:<hr> 20. The Balrog never speaks or makes any vocal sound at all. Above all he does not laugh or sneer. .... Z may think that he knows more about Balrogs than I do, but he cannot expect me to agree with him.<hr></blockquote>This is one of JRRT's comments on a "storyline" for a proposed animated film from around 1958. The reason I quote it is that the storyline does seem to have included some detailed descriptions of settings, characters, and events from LotR which JRRT took pains to correct. Since the prof makes no corrective notes on the Balrog's <u>appearance</u>, it makes me wonder if we might be able to get something approaching a resolution to this question -- if copies of the storyline still exist. Does anyone know anything about this "storyline" or if it is available from any source?
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