What if Treebeard.....

[Eönwë]

Originally Posted by skytree

Treebeard clearly has magic of his own as displayed to the Merry and Pippin in Wellinghall. As strong as the Balrog was, he and Gandalf were fairly equal in that department and Treebeard is far stronger, maybe the strongest thing in Middle Earth from a purely physical standpoint. While the Balrog may cause fire damage against Treebeard it is quite possible it will get pummeled by a 10 ton boulder or be closed on and pummeled hand to hand before any catastrophic damage is done.

Well, it depends which type of balrog we're going for. If it's those easily killed ones that come in hundreds, then obviously. If those ones of which there were never more than 7 (or whatever), then maybe not.