Ah, so maybe they did have wings...

[Manwe Sulimo]

Oh, fine, ruin my fun.

Dreadful among these spirits were the Valaraukar, the scourges of fire that in Middle-earth were called the Balrogs, demons of terror.

That was from the Valaquenta.

This is from the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.

scourge (skûrj) n 1. A whip used to inflict punishment.

See?

[ January 04, 2003: Message edited by: Manwe Sulimo ]