Were Balrogs winged? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Mister Underhill*** · 12-28-2000, 10:14 AM

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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Balrogs

Ah, Wight, my old nemesis. We meet again at last. I don’t know how much mileage we’ll be able to get out of this one, though, since there’s so little to go on text-wise. I’ll just say this: in the post above and even in your article you admit that Balrogs may have wings.

Maiar seem to need bodies if they want to play in Middle-earth. And I don’t think you can back up the statement that Maiar (at least, “clothed” Maiar) don’t need wings to fly. When does a Maia fly without them? Gandalf needs the help of the Eagles.

Congrats on the milestone Mithadan, and thanks for slogging through my article!

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12-28-2000, 10:14 AM	#11
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,744	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 232</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Balrogs Ah, Wight, my old nemesis. We meet again at last. I don’t know how much mileage we’ll be able to get out of this one, though, since there’s so little to go on text-wise. I’ll just say this: in the post above and even in your article you admit that Balrogs may have wings. Maiar seem to need bodies if they want to play in Middle-earth. And I don’t think you can back up the statement that Maiar (at least, “clothed” Maiar) don’t need wings to fly. When does a Maia fly without them? Gandalf needs the help of the Eagles. Congrats on the milestone Mithadan, and thanks for slogging through my article! </p>