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Originally Posted by davem
Well, perhaps the Witch King could have defeated the Balrog - if he'd used a bloody great battering ram wielded by mountain trolls to stun him first.....
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I think the Appendix B in Return of the King makes clear that it is really the Witch King who does this (not the battering ram):
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March 15: In the early hours the Witch-king breaks the Gates of the City.
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Up until this point, we mainly see the Witch King (along with the other Nazgul) using fear as their principal weapons, as is stated in the Unfinished Tales
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Moreover, their chief weapon was terror.
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or commanding armies, as the Witch King did in the attacks on Eriador from Angmar.
Plus, Tolkien makes specific mention of the augmentation of the Witch King's power, I just cannot find the quote at the moment.
Now whether this all translates to the ability to defeat a Balrog, I don't know. The Witch King only does pretty much what Sauron tells him to, so it would have to be a face off in which the power of Sauron comes up against the Balrog...