The ascendence of Gandalf - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aldaron · 02-19-2001, 10:15 PM

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Re: The ascendence of Gandalf

I don't know whether someone had set the Balrog on Gandalf or it was just an aspect of their evil and a sense that their home had been invaded. In the Silmarillion the Balrog were first named Valaraukar and in Chap. 3 of Quenta Silmarillion, speaking of Melkor: "And in Utumno he gathered his demons about him, those spirits who first adhered to him in the days of his splendour, and became most like him in his corruption: their hearts were of fire but they were cloaked in darkness, and terror went before them; they had whips of flame. Balrogs they were named in Middle-earth in later days."

This doesn't answer your question but adds a bit to the discussion. It would be in their nature to attack Gandalf.

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02-19-2001, 10:15 PM	#13
Aldaron Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 86	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 2</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: The ascendence of Gandalf I don't know whether someone had set the Balrog on Gandalf or it was just an aspect of their evil and a sense that their home had been invaded. In the Silmarillion the Balrog were first named Valaraukar and in Chap. 3 of Quenta Silmarillion, speaking of Melkor: "And in Utumno he gathered his demons about him, those spirits who first adhered to him in the days of his splendour, and became most like him in his corruption: their hearts were of fire but they were cloaked in darkness, and terror went before them; they had whips of flame. Balrogs they were named in Middle-earth in later days." This doesn't answer your question but adds a bit to the discussion. It would be in their nature to attack Gandalf. </p>