Gil-galad told Elrond that on one side was an elven warrior, and on the other side, there was the Balrog of Morgoth. The elven warrior put all his light into the tree and tried to protect it.
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How many Balrogs are there left?
Tolkien never settled on the true number of Balrogs that were in existence. Christopher wrote that there were 7 in total existence, but there are other places in canon where they numbered in thousands.
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Who killed the leader of the Balrogs?
Ecthelion stood no chance against the Lord of Balrogs, and lost his sword in the brief struggle. But then Ecthelion leaped forward, and stabbed Gothmog in the breast with the spike atop his helm. They both fell into the Fountain of the King, where Gothmog, if not already killed by the spike, drowned with his opponent.
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Why doesn t Gandalf warn about the Balrog?
However, in the Tolkien novel, Gandalf actually never knew about the Balrog. All he knew was that Moria had been evacuated because of something called Durin’s Bane, and that it still lurks inside. And while he does know that Orcs attacked the Dwarven kingdom, it was many years ago, and so he hoped they were gone.
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How many Balrogs did Morgoth have?
In the end Tolkien stated that there were probably “at most” seven Balrogs: In the margin my father wrote: ‘There should not be supposed more than say 3 or at most 7 ever existed.
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Did any other Balrogs survive?
“The Balrogs were destroyed, save some few that fled and hid themselves in caverns inaccessible at the roots of the earth.”
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How did they awaken the Balrog?
The Balrog killed Durin VI, the Dwarf-King of Khazad-dûm, whereafter it was called Durin’s Bane by the Dwarves. Avarice, principally for mithril, drove the dwarves to go too deep and awaken the Balrog.
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How did Germany become split into two halves?Was Sauron aware of the Balrog?
Answer and Explanation: Yes, Sauron knew about the balrog in Moria, as did Saruman, Sauron’s lieutenant. However, Sauron did not attempt to recruit the Balrog to his side. The Balrog is a supernatural being who is on a similar level with Sauron.
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Who was the most powerful Balrog?
Gothmog (Sindarin IPA: [ˈɡoθmoɡ]) was the Lord of Balrogs during the First Age, and the greatest Balrog ever to walk Middle-earth. He held the title of High-captain of Angband, being Morgoth’s front-line lieutenant as well as one of his most important servants.
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Did Boromir make the Balrog hesitate?
History. Boromir blew it before leaving Rivendell with the Fellowship, as he always did when setting out on a journey. He sounded it again in Moria, causing the Orcs and even the Balrog to pause in their advance.
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What woke the Balrog Rings of Power?
The Balrog Awakens…
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Can Balrogs fly LOTR?
Is that ham? Then we turn to the question of whether Balrogs really CAN fly. The short answer is that they were Maiar and that Maiar can whatever they please. The long answer is that Tolkien DOES provide one example of flying Balrogs, and that is when they flew over Hithlum to rescue Morgoth from Ungoliant.
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Do Balrogs obey Sauron?
No, Balrogs do not serve Sauron. Similar to Sauron, Balrogs are Maiar, powerful spiritual beings second only to the Valar themselves. They were corrupted by Melkor’s evil before the first age and were made into Valaraukar (Demons of Power). They very strength and wills were bound to Melkor.
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Did the Balrog care about the ring?
Indeed it seems certain that the Balrog of Moria sensed the presence of the Ruling Ring and was led by it to pursue the Fellowship of the Ring onto the Bridge of Khazad-dûm.
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Who was Morgoth afraid of?
Orome: After the elves awoke it’s said that Morgoth “greatly hated and feared the riding of Orome”, but this was mostly because he didn’t want the Valar to discover the elves (as evidenced by the fact that his reaction to this is to conspire to turn the elves against Orome.)
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Did Gandalf know the Balrog was in Moria?
There had been no communication from Moria for quite some time, but no one knew exactly what had happened there, or why the colony had gone silent. Gandalf definitely did not know about the Balrog, or even about the orc attacks that had sent Balin and all who were with him to an early grave.
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Is Gimli the last dwarf?
Myth: Gimli is the last dwarf.
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Who is the most powerful being in Middle-earth?
God is the most powerful entity in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings universe. The Elvish name for him is actually Eru Ilúvatar, meaning “the one, father of all.” So the question becomes: Who is the second-most powerful being? Originally, it was Melkor, “he who arises in might,” the most powerful of the Ainur (or angels).
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Why are the orcs tunneling?
They’re searching for something. Some sort of weapon, perhaps? The soldiers of Sauron aren’t just taking captives to dig secret tunnels on The Rings of Power; they’re ransacking towns. Arondir thinks the orcs are looking for a weapon.
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Did the Ring wake the Balrog?
The bloodshed that followed led the
to flee Khazad-dûm and abandon their mithril ventures. The Balrog went back to sleep after its rampage but was awoken nearly 1000 years after by the Fellowship of the Ring, which was traveling through Moria on their quest to destroy the One Ring.
Is Smaug more powerful than a Balrog?
So, one glimpse into Smaug’s eyes and the Balrog falls under the spell. Even if it’s just for a second—a moment of hesitation or distraction, it’d be enough. Smaug would snatch up Durin’s Bane and gobble him up with his sword-sharp teeth (and we know swords can kill Balrogs). There you have it.
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Why Sauron didn t recruit the Balrog?
He was only worried about finding the Ring, and he already had plenty of servants to do that for him. So, in short, the power that Sauron would have gained by recruiting the Balrog wasn’t worth his time.
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Who woke up the Balrog?
For more than five millennia, the Balrog hibernated in his deep hiding place at the roots of the mountains in Khazad-dûm. He remained undisturbed throughout the Second Age and most of the Third, before the mithril-miners of dwarf-King Durin VI awoke him in T.A. 1980.
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Who wounded Morgoth 7 times?
Fingolfin died there after a mighty duel, wounding Morgoth seven times with his sword Ringil, and struck one last punishing blow to Morgoth’s foot before he broke the High King. Morgoth’s wounds never healed after that battle, and he limped everafter.
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Could Halbrand be Sauron?
Galadriel immediately becomes suspicious and soon confronts Halbrand. He concedes that, yes, he is Sauron, and hopes to restore order to Middle-earth. He offers her a place alongside him as his queen.
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