Were Balrogs winged? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Mister Underhill*** · 02-13-2001, 03:03 PM

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Re: Whoa!

That sounds like a rather strained argument. It seems to me that Zimmerman had concocted some sort of dialogue between Gandalf and the Balrog, and this is what Tolkien was referring to. Judging from Zimmerman's other errors, he seems much more likely to have gone for a sneering, talkative Balrog (complete with <img src=devil.gif ALT=":evil"> "Muahahahaha!" evil laughter) than an eerily silent one. That point aside, I take it that the aforementioned storyline no longer exists?

Also I noticed a reference to a Tolkien Society publication from 1997 that had a long article about Balrogs. Has anyone here ever read it or heard tell of what it contains?

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02-13-2001, 03:03 PM	#14
*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">Shade of Carn Dûm Posts: 420</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Whoa! That sounds like a rather strained argument. It seems to me that Zimmerman had concocted some sort of dialogue between Gandalf and the Balrog, and this is what Tolkien was referring to. Judging from Zimmerman's other errors, he seems much more likely to have gone for a sneering, talkative Balrog (complete with <img src=devil.gif ALT=":evil"> "Muahahahaha!" evil laughter) than an eerily silent one. That point aside, I take it that the aforementioned storyline no longer exists? Also I noticed a reference to a Tolkien Society publication from 1997 that had a long article about Balrogs. Has anyone here ever read it or heard tell of what it contains? </p>