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Gorwingel · 06-21-2003, 12:12 AM

I too saw the film before I read FOTR (kind of, but that is a long story) so when I read that part of the book I basically thought of it looking the same way as in the film. But I always assumed it would be firey and scary. The only thing that I thought differently about the Balrogs after reading the Sil was that I thought that they would be smaller than the one in the movie, because in there it talks about how they were part of Morgoth's troops, so I just thought they would be a little shorter. The one in the movie looks like it would be about 15 stories tall, but then I also don't think they would be the same height as the average elf.

[ June 21, 2003: Message edited by: Gorwingel ]

06-21-2003, 12:12 AM	#8
Gorwingel Beholder of the Mists Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Somewhere in the Northwest... for now Posts: 1,419	I too saw the film before I read FOTR (kind of, but that is a long story) so when I read that part of the book I basically thought of it looking the same way as in the film. But I always assumed it would be firey and scary. The only thing that I thought differently about the Balrogs after reading the Sil was that I thought that they would be smaller than the one in the movie, because in there it talks about how they were part of Morgoth's troops, so I just thought they would be a little shorter. The one in the movie looks like it would be about 15 stories tall, but then I also don't think they would be the same height as the average elf. [ June 21, 2003: Message edited by: Gorwingel ] __________________ Wanted - Wonderfully witty quote that consists of pure brilliance