Ah, so maybe they did have wings... - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Ar-Gilien · 12-28-2002, 02:38 PM

My honest guess, is that balrogs aka 'valaraukar', were those first Maiar whom Melkor/Morgoth first corrupted to his cause. His 'generals', if you will. Gothmog is the only mentioned name of a balrog that I can find, and he is called, 'Lord of Balrogs.' So maybe he was the very first maiar to fall to the lies of Melkor. Also, I don't think balrogs could truly fly. Wings they had, yes. Fly, no. Glide, perhaps. If they could truly fly, the balrog with whom Gandalf fought would or should have used its wings to save itself, right?

12-28-2002, 02:38 PM	#11
Ar-Gilien Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ossiriand Posts: 26	My honest guess, is that balrogs aka 'valaraukar', were those first Maiar whom Melkor/Morgoth first corrupted to his cause. His 'generals', if you will. Gothmog is the only mentioned name of a balrog that I can find, and he is called, 'Lord of Balrogs.' So maybe he was the very first maiar to fall to the lies of Melkor. Also, I don't think balrogs could truly fly. Wings they had, yes. Fly, no. Glide, perhaps. If they could truly fly, the balrog with whom Gandalf fought would or should have used its wings to save itself, right? __________________ "We'll getses you, my preciousss, and your little dog, too!"~Gollum, portraying the Wicked Witch of the West, from 'Wizard of Oz'~