Balrog size

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Originally posted by Elendur:
<STRONG>I dont think you can use Ungoliant overpowering Morgoth as an example. The power of the Silmarill made her much more powerful than she could have ever been alone. Without that power she could not have taken control of Morgoth. And taking on multiple Balrogs, even if they are smaller than you, would be impossible.
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Why not? I will give a weak example/comparision, Ungoliant facing multiple balrogs would be similar to say Aragron taking on multiple Ring-Wraiths. The Balrogs together were more powerful then Ungoliant, and the Ring-wraiths together are more powerful then Aragorn. Aragorn with skill,luck and courage took care of his ringwraith problems. Why couldn't Ungoliant take care of her's. No I know you can't really compare those two together, I am only suggesting.

If Ungoliant was at that time much more powerful than Morgoth, then one can assume she was much more powerful than several Balrogs. Who really knows if she could have bested them or would have been destroyed, she fled for her own reasons. Im not trying to suggest that she was more powerful.

I also agree with Rhudladion saying that there shadow could possible fool or frighten a person into believing that the Balrogs were indeed larger than what their are. But I assume that Ungoliant already knew how big a Balrog was. And what to expect.


Not to get of the topic, but the point I was trying to make was...Even if Ungoliant was 20ft.(as you say, I disagree, I would think more about 30), then why would she run from several man-sized horny dudes with a little firey whips. Now I know those whips where very powerful and so were the Balrogs(Fire demons), but she was too darnit! I think they frightened her away with more than just their whips, their formable size and power probably had a good deal to do with it. Now Im not trying to say who was the biggest, strongest, toughest villian/evil monster around. I am just trying to relay what I think onto this forum(And I am having one heck of a time). I still think Balrogs 10-15ft. sounds more accurate. I do not think them to be 20 or 25 feet that would be to large, they would simple crush anything and everything in their path. I think Morgoth wanted an opponant for his enemies that would frighten but still would have more power(much more) then an average elf/man, instead of them being to large and powerful in which they would destroy the whole of M-E.