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Old 06-07-2002, 07:37 PM   #32
Jessica Jade
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I don't think that Balrogs really had wings. Everyone has their own interpretations of it, but i believe that the "wings" are just shadows. "Wings" might ahve been a metaphor. Nowhere in the Sil does a Balrog fly. I thnk it says in the Sil somewhere though, that Balrogs are Maiar-which means they can take any shape they want to right? Ack, I'll have to go find the passage. Maybe it's in Lost/Unfinished tales somewhere that I haven't read.

As for dragons, they don't need poisonous bites. They don't have to get close to someone to kill them, all they have to do is blow and engulf their adversary in flames. The flames are much easier than biting, don't you think? Besides, their so big that it'd be kind of hard for them to bite. [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img]
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