Were Balrogs winged?

[Imbear Nolwehin]

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Hantalyën, Fingolfin.
Finally, after reading each post, your response closely puts to word the same objections I felt. Particularly, as a student of language, I thank you for the fine definitions and shown-use of simile and metaphor. The paragraphs speak to eachother, as you show, and they communicate Power and Impressiveness.

Now, of course, a reality-check. The true nature of the Balrog is easily analyzed from where we sit reading. However, the folks on the Bridge in Moria were 'seeing' a Balrog for the first time - could it not be posited that to the physical senses the enormity and the shadow-denseness roiling about the beast would be perceived as wings behind and above the central shape? In the dark, all things are possible, especially when the Balrog was working terror and confusion magic - who knows what Hobbits will see.

Imbëar

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