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Shadow of Udûn · 06-29-2002, 06:27 AM

The bit where Gandalf and the Balrog are pursuing each other under Moria, and then finally burst out on to the peak of the mountain...
How tolkein describes it is simply terrifying
"a thing of slime"
"dark thing...older than sauron"
it seems almost surreal, too large to be true. It's a little bit like Odyseuses journey into the land of the dead or Dante's passage through Hell - this dark, terrifying place, filled with enormous, shapeless, nameless creatures
Terrifying.

06-29-2002, 06:27 AM	#44
Shadow of Udûn Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 32	The bit where Gandalf and the Balrog are pursuing each other under Moria, and then finally burst out on to the peak of the mountain... How tolkein describes it is simply terrifying "a thing of slime" "dark thing...older than sauron" it seems almost surreal, too large to be true. It's a little bit like Odyseuses journey into the land of the dead or Dante's passage through Hell - this dark, terrifying place, filled with enormous, shapeless, nameless creatures Terrifying. __________________ What it was could not be seen: it was like a great shadow...