The LOTR makes a strong case that the Balrog filled it's enemies & even acquaintances with the most terror. Whether it made the same impact on the Reader is another matter, but the fact that the whole ranks of orcs & even the large cave trolls were in awe of it's presence & dared not interfere with it's encounter with the Company was enough for me to suggest that it was in reality more scary to the eye than probably anything else, save Sauron.
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