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Originally Posted by Mister Underhill
...to fly in vampire's form...
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But what
is vampire form? Is it a man in black evening dress, top hat and red velvet lining to his cloak with wings attached to his back, or rather a batlike animal life form (with maia spirit in) with a body specifically
designed to fly? If the former, I'll accept wings on a balrog gladly...
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Originally Posted by obloquy
Maybe when Frodo said it was not a Balrog it was because he happened to know, where Gimli did not, that Balrogs cannot fly, since Frodo had spent his time in Rivendell educating himself.
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I don't think so
I always imagined (stress on
imagine, it's my personal feeling), that what Frodo felt is what Frodo felt - that is, balrog was different from what Nazgūl felt like (
by feel) - former fierce and fiery, latter cold and dreary (like, I can tell the difference if I close my eyes and wet my hands, whether it is a water I dip my fingers in or, say, oil or any other liquid). I entanlge myself in words with the hope you follow my meaning - his knowledge of the difference was by heart, rather than by mind/acquired data. After all, it is stated several times that bearing the Ring Frodo grew more perceptive.