Were Balrogs winged? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Mithadan*** · 01-02-2001, 06:48 PM

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Re: vings

Indeed, Durelen makes a good point. Balogs are spirits of fire, maiar of a certain type. Whether they form a body which has wings may, to some degree, be personal choice (or a choice imposed by their master). In the discussion above, I, on occaission, limited my comments to the Moria Balrog. It is possible that the Moria Balrog had wings while others did not. The reference to the Silmarillion which I quoted does not necessarily mean that all the Balrogs rose up and went over Hithlum to come to Lammoth and save Morgoth. However, there is no textual evidence that some Balrogs did not have wings; only inference from, for example, the duel between Glorfindel and the balrog in the Echoriath where both fell and Thorondor recovered the Glorfindel's body. Another inference could be that the Balrog's wings were damaged in the duel.

--Mithadan--
"The Silmarils with living light
were kindled clear, and waxing bright
shone like stars that in the North
above the reek of earth leap forth." </p>

01-02-2001, 06:48 PM	#11
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,393	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shade of Carn Dûm Posts: 428</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: vings Indeed, Durelen makes a good point. Balogs are spirits of fire, maiar of a certain type. Whether they form a body which has wings may, to some degree, be personal choice (or a choice imposed by their master). In the discussion above, I, on occaission, limited my comments to the Moria Balrog. It is possible that the Moria Balrog had wings while others did not. The reference to the Silmarillion which I quoted does not necessarily mean that all the Balrogs rose up and went over Hithlum to come to Lammoth and save Morgoth. However, there is no textual evidence that some Balrogs did not have wings; only inference from, for example, the duel between Glorfindel and the balrog in the Echoriath where both fell and Thorondor recovered the Glorfindel's body. Another inference could be that the Balrog's wings were damaged in the duel. --Mithadan-- "The Silmarils with living light were kindled clear, and waxing bright shone like stars that in the North above the reek of earth leap forth." </p> __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.