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I have yet to see a convincing argument against Underhill's thesis. It seems logical that if members of the Fellowship, who have just seen a Balrog up close and personal, mistake a flying creature for a Balrog, Balrogs must a) have wings and b) be capable of flight. (SoN)
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Gimli wasn't officially a Balrog expert. And he didn't actually
see the Balrog
fly.
Perhaps he
did see wings, and thought they work.
So, maybe they
did have wings.