I always imagined Balrogs as being creatures of flame and shadow. Not quite man-like, but not completely without a definite body. I had always imagined Balrogs with wings. In the Silmarillion, when Ungoliantë snared Morgoth in her webs, it is said that Balrogs "flew" to his rescue after hearing his scream (A Dark Lord, screaming? [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] ).
If they didn't have wings, then they wouldn't have been able to get there in time to save Morgoth from being munched. (mental picture [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] )
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But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.
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