Could a Dwarf melee with a Balrog?

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Originally Posted by Gordis

Frodo, with his acquired insight into the Spirit World: a legacy of the Morgul wound, is able to correct him:

Or simply that he had been pursued by the Nazgul across the lengths of Eriador--I suspect this is more the reason than any general insight into the Spirit World.

Also, I am not so sure that Aragorn felt no fear in the face of the Balrog. As I quoted above, he makes specific mention about having entered Moria before and not wanting to experience that again. But Aragorn in any case, through the sheer power of his will, is able to overcome these fears that prey on all mortal men, as we see in the Paths of the Dead.