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I think that balrog's did have wings, but they would be leathery like the wings of a bat, or in ME case like a dragons. Given the appearance of balrogs, being a biped standing upright, I dont think that the wings would be strong enough to actually flap and generate enough momentum to actually fly.. Praps balrogs were able to glide for a short while, but my poiny being that gliding would not be enough to save them from the falls mentioned earlier. The theory of there being winged balrogs and balrogs without wings is probably most likely, but concerning the one's with wings, I think the wings would not be strong enough to fly with.
I too like the pictures of John Howe, the battle of the balrog and fingolfin, and of course the battle at Khazad-dûm, where the balrog is depicted with wings. Ted Nasmith also has a good depiction of the Moria battle between Gandalf and Durin's Bane, where the latter is shown with
out wings, and does not take away from the illustrated power of the balrog. If anyone gets a chance to look at both pictures, I would recomend it, they are both really good <img src=smile.gif ALT="
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