Do Balrogs Have Wings? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

obloquy · 02-18-2008, 01:13 AM

I don't think the HoMe VII version and the final version are entirely congruent, Boromir. I think we should not ignore the emendation from "no more than man-high" to "of man shape yet greater." The difference is potentially vast; perhaps in this case it is not so, but the wording of the LotR certainly allows for a very large balrog, and it necessitates one of at least formidable size, especially when the contrast of the earlier draft is kept in mind.

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02-18-2008, 01:13 AM	#30
obloquy Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: WA Posts: 941	I don't think the HoMe VII version and the final version are entirely congruent, Boromir. I think we should not ignore the emendation from "no more than man-high" to "of man shape yet greater." The difference is potentially vast; perhaps in this case it is not so, but the wording of the LotR certainly allows for a very large balrog, and it necessitates one of at least formidable size, especially when the contrast of the earlier draft is kept in mind.