Were Balrogs winged?

[Mithadan]

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Re: Balrogs

Hmmmmm.

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&quot;And indeed the most ancient songs of the Elves... tell of shadow-shapes that walked in the hills above Cuivienen, or would pass suddenly over the stars...&quot;
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Silmarillion, pp.49-50.

No Nazgul then. No dragons either. What could fly above Cuivienen and pass over the stars? Hmmmmm. Wait! I know. Tom Bombadil and his hang glider! Or could it be one of Morgoth's most trusted aerial servants?

OK. I'll bite. If not for flying, why would Balrogs have wings, keeping in mind they formed their own bodies.

--Mithadan--
"The Silmarils with living light
were kindled clear, and waxing bright
shone like stars that in the North
above the reek of earth leap forth." </p>