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do balrogs have wings? YES!

#1 Post by Raven_Wraith » 10 Jun 2010 14:10

Yes, Balrogs do have wings, watch the scene in LOTR 1 when the fellowship is in the mines of moria, and the balrog chases them through the city, you'll see :)
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#2 Post by spamel » 10 Jun 2010 14:48

Raven_Wraith wrote:Yes, Balrogs do have wings, watch the scene in LOTR 1 when the fellowship is in the mines of moria, and the balrog chases them through the city, you'll see :)
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#3 Post by Metal Fan » 10 Jun 2010 19:55

Balrogs have wings!!
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#4 Post by Arwen Arianna » 10 Jun 2010 20:41

I agree.. whether they can fly with them is another point, but they DO have wings :wink:
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#5 Post by Gandalf de Grijze » 11 Jun 2010 14:49

Indeed.. wings don't always let you fly... or tehy simply fail midflight, you can ask Icarus about that
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#6 Post by End Of An Era » 12 Jun 2010 17:38

...or an ostrich... :P
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#7 Post by Andreas » 12 Jun 2010 18:43

Balrogs have wings indeed. But what about angels?
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#8 Post by NDS » 12 Jun 2010 21:15

Gandalf de Grijze wrote:Indeed.. wings don't always let you fly... or tehy simply fail midflight, you can ask Icarus about that
End Of An Era wrote:...or an ostrich... :P
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#9 Post by Raistlin Majere » 08 Sep 2010 15:18

NDS wrote:
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End Of An Era wrote:...or an ostrich... :P
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#10 Post by Dentarthurdent » 08 Sep 2010 17:08

Raven_Wraith wrote:Yes, Balrogs do have wings, watch the scene in LOTR 1 when the fellowship is in the mines of moria, and the balrog chases them through the city, you'll see :)
Fail. The movie cannot be considered as a proof to any such in-depth lore questions.
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#11 Post by sharpened_graphite » 08 Sep 2010 21:33

Read THIS. Not only does it prove that yes, Balrogs do have wings, it is also a genuinely well written and intelligent article that sheds some light on the development of Tolkien's Legendarium.
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#12 Post by Dentarthurdent » 09 Sep 2010 00:20

sharpened_graphite wrote:Read THIS. Not only does it prove that yes, Balrogs do have wings, it is also a genuinely well written and intelligent article that sheds some light on the development of Tolkien's Legendarium.
That's actually a very interesting article, that might have changed my mind...
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#13 Post by Led Guardian » 09 Sep 2010 06:58

Dentarthurdent wrote:
sharpened_graphite wrote:Read THIS. Not only does it prove that yes, Balrogs do have wings, it is also a genuinely well written and intelligent article that sheds some light on the development of Tolkien's Legendarium.
That's actually a very interesting article, that might have changed my mind...
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#14 Post by t.a.j. » 09 Sep 2010 07:26

ImageA Balrog of Morgoth!
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#15 Post by Led Guardian » 09 Sep 2010 18:05

t.a.j. wrote:ImageA Balrog of Morgoth!
Nonsense, it doesn't have fuzzy slippers.
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#16 Post by Dentarthurdent » 09 Sep 2010 21:06

t.a.j. wrote:ImageA Balrog of Morgoth!
What did you say?
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#17 Post by IsengardianSpambot » 14 Feb 2013 23:30

J.R.R. Tolkien, note written on the back of a page of the fair copy manuscript of 'Lothlorien', (can be found in The History of Middle-earth, Vol VII, p. 236):
Could not the Balrog be Saruman? Make battle on Bridge be between Gandalf and Saruman?
Now ask yourself, does Saruman have wings? Course he does, he's one of the Istari after all. That's just as sure a fact as Gandalf having a funny hat.

Also remember that Balrogs are essentially Maiar trained in the Path of Melkor the Holy Angel, and that thus, Saruman has the potential of becoming a Balrog. I think the achievement of the glorious City of Isengard should attest to the fact that this potential, indeed, has been realized.
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#18 Post by Palantyre » 16 Feb 2013 20:42

wat
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#19 Post by Metal Fan » 16 Feb 2013 20:50

Palantyre wrote:wat
If the chicken is a Balrog and Saruman fought Gandalf on the Bridge of Kazadum, does that mean that Saruman is also a chicken? He did run when the Ents attacked...
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#20 Post by Palantyre » 20 Feb 2013 13:51

If they're chickens, where the fuck are the eggs then? :shock:
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#21 Post by Gandalf de Grijze » 20 Feb 2013 15:35

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#22 Post by wysper » 06 Nov 2014 03:37

Dentarthurdent wrote:
t.a.j. wrote:ImageA Balrog of Morgoth!
What did you say?

I said, they are taking the hobbits to Isengard.
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