Balrog Armor?

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Lord Gothmog

I have looked into this question and found some answers for you.

BoLT II: Fall of Gondolin/Glorfindel v Balrog

Also

From BoLT II the Commentary on The Fall of Gondolin.
CT says the following:

This would certainly allow for an artist to put such armour in a picture. However, I don't know if there is any evidence for the armour to have been retained as the Balrogs became more powerful and less numerous in the later writings. (still have a book or two to check )

Wow. I would have thought that balrogs wouldn't have worn armor. Happy to be wrong. That's cool.