4th Age Balrogs? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Galin · 11-06-2008, 11:20 PM

Yep, very many Balrogs appear in The Book of Lost Tales, and this is one of those ideas that persisted for decades, still appearing in certain of the 'latest' writing in some instances.

For example: 'There came wolves and serpents, and there came Balrogs one thousand,...' (Of the Fourth Battle: Nírnaith Arnediad). This is but one example that, as far as I know, was never revised by JRRT for whatever reason, altered to → 'There came wolves and wolfriders, and there came Balrogs, and dragons...' (Of The Fifth Battle) 1977 Silmarillion.

And then there is Tolkien's own revision to Annals of Aman of (possibly) 1958, and his marginal note, as we know, to confuse things nice and good.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Threaded Mode

11-06-2008, 11:20 PM	#15
Galin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,036	Yep, very many Balrogs appear in The Book of Lost Tales, and this is one of those ideas that persisted for decades, still appearing in certain of the 'latest' writing in some instances. For example: 'There came wolves and serpents, and there came Balrogs one thousand,...' (Of the Fourth Battle: Nírnaith Arnediad). This is but one example that, as far as I know, was never revised by JRRT for whatever reason, altered to → 'There came wolves and wolfriders, and there came Balrogs, and dragons...' (Of The Fifth Battle) 1977 Silmarillion. And then there is Tolkien's own revision to Annals of Aman of (possibly) 1958, and his marginal note, as we know, to confuse things nice and good.