Dragons vs. Balrogs? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

littlemanpoet · 05-17-2002, 07:28 AM

I don't see how Morgoth's and Sauron's lack of ability to change shape and size causes a Balrog to lose the ability - especially since Morgoth and Sauron are known to have dissipated their power into other beings and artifices, whereas Balrogs are not known to have done so.

I don't see what the problem is with a Balrog changing its size at will, in order to get into the Chamber of Marzabul, then to tower over Gandalf. As far as stomping on its opponents by being big, I would expect a Balrog to expend only so much of its energy in "up-sizing" as it deemed necessary for the occasion. I don't think any of that's outside of Tolkien's mythos.

I guess I always pictured the Balrogs, from my first reading on, to be more like at least 30 feet tall....

05-17-2002, 07:28 AM	#11
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	I don't see how Morgoth's and Sauron's lack of ability to change shape and size causes a Balrog to lose the ability - especially since Morgoth and Sauron are known to have dissipated their power into other beings and artifices, whereas Balrogs are not known to have done so. I don't see what the problem is with a Balrog changing its size at will, in order to get into the Chamber of Marzabul, then to tower over Gandalf. As far as stomping on its opponents by being big, I would expect a Balrog to expend only so much of its energy in "up-sizing" as it deemed necessary for the occasion. I don't think any of that's outside of Tolkien's mythos. I guess I always pictured the Balrogs, from my first reading on, to be more like at least 30 feet tall....