3/19/2024 0 Comments Lord of the rings fire creatureThe name these beings gave to themselves - if indeed such a name existed - is nowhere recorded. It contains the elements bal-, 'power, might' and -raug a fearsome or dangerous monster or demon, and is generally translated ' demon of might'. The word is Sindarin, equivalent to Quenya Valarauko. The name Balrog was given to these beings by the Elves. The Balrogs also appear to have had mastery over some magical arts (we have only a single recorded case of such a power, the use of a counter-spell against another of their own order, but the power of that counter-spell was apparently immense). Gothmog, the Lord of Balrogs, armed himself in yet another way, carrying a great black axe into battle. Some carried a blade of flame, while others used a whip-like thong of steel. Though the favoured weapon of the Balrog was a whip of flame, there are records of these beings using other weapons. The Balrog that Gandalf fought in Moria, for example, at first gave no hint of his fiery nature apart from the flames that issued from his nostrils. Though Balrogs were spirits of fire, they could shroud themselves entirely in darkness and shadow. Durin's Bane, the creature that drove the Dwarves from Moria, was one of these. Most of the Balrogs were destroyed in that War, but some few escaped over the Blue Mountains and hid in Middle-earth. In the War of Wrath, Morgoth was assailed by the forces of the Valar. They carried whips of flame and moved with great speed, inducing terror in friends and foes alike. In appearance, the Balrogs were man-like, though huge, and could appear cloaked in shadow as an impenetrable darkness, or burst into a fiery form that streamed flame. Details of their numbers are hard to state with certainty, but there seem to have been relatively few of them - probably no more than seven. They were primordial spirits of fire that had allied themselves with Melkor in ancient times, and became the most feared of his servants, especially during the Wars of Beleriand in the First Age. The Balrogs originated as Maiar, beings of the same kind as Sauron himself.
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