Okay, i've got it now. Yeah, The Fall of Gondolin is one of the most hotly debated areas of the mythos, mostly because there are many conflicting accounts. The whole Gondolin story goes way way way back in Tolkien's writings, as the story expanded lots of things changed, esp. the Balrogs. BoLT 2 talks a bit about all that, as does the Canon forum here. This was a good topic but it's run into the same problem Balrog topics always run into, the huge conflicts regarding their nature, numbers, powers, and etc. This is probally the one thing that Tolkien left the least ironed out when he died. That being the case, not being able to reach any reasonable answers on the subject, i'm gonna step out of this thread. Carry on as you like, it's great soil for speculation.
[ November 23, 2002: Message edited by: Mhoram ]
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