Were Balrogs winged? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Eldar14 · 06-19-2001, 11:51 AM

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<blockquote>Quote:<hr> "Far beneath the halls of Angband, in vaults to which the Valar in the haste of their assault had not descended, the Balrogs lurked still, awaiting ever the return of their lord. Swiftly they arose, and they passed with winged speed over Hithlum, and they came to Lammoth as a tempest of fire." <hr></blockquote>

Most people so far have used that quote as an example for why Balrog's have wings. They claim that "arose" means the Balrogs have wings, but it clearly states that they were lurking. When you are lurking, you have to arise before running off anywhere. Also, for "winged speed", I don't remember Tolkien writing something along these lines for anything that we know has wings.

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06-19-2001, 11:51 AM	#26
Eldar14 Wight Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: the Cottage of Lost Play Posts: 182	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 27</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/onering.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: uhh.... <blockquote>*Quote:*<hr> "Far beneath the halls of Angband, in vaults to which the Valar in the haste of their assault had not descended, the Balrogs lurked still, awaiting ever the return of their lord. Swiftly they arose, and they passed with winged speed over Hithlum, and they came to Lammoth as a tempest of fire." <hr></blockquote> Most people so far have used that quote as an example for why Balrog's have wings. They claim that "arose" means the Balrogs have wings, but it clearly states that they were lurking. When you are lurking, you have to arise before running off anywhere. Also, for "winged speed", I don't remember Tolkien writing something along these lines for anything that we know has wings. </p> __________________ "Come away! Let the cowards keep this city!" -- Fëanor to the Noldor