Quote:
...and now swiftly [the Balrogs] arose, and passing over Hithlum they came to Lammoth as a tempest of fire.
(The Silmarillion 9 - emphasis mine)
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Now "as a tempest of fire" gave me some idea - remember "The Mummy," where Imhotep could travel in the form of a sandstorm? Perhaps they travelled in the form of a great firestorm?