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Do Balrogs Have Wings?

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08-31-2005, 01:50 PM

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davem

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davem is battling Black Riders on Weathertop.

But it must have been made of 'shade' 'cos Tolkien says it was like shade

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It looked like the black shade of a horse led by a smaller black shadow

The 'shadow' in the case of the Balrog is an unnatural 'substance' - it is 'cast' by the 'Dark Fire' of the Balrog - which isn't ordinary fire.

Its appearance may be manipulable to some extent by the Balrog, but it is 'Shadow'.

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