When Balrogs transition from being a race of created creatures to being self-incarnating Maiar, there is zero, absolutely zero, indication in the text that any physical features of them have changed, so the only reasonable conclusion is that they still look like they did before, which means they still look as if they were all members of a single race. After all, it survived the long fall. Maybe this Balrog has “fine” teeth. 'There came wolves and serpents, and there came Balrogs one thousand,...' (Of the Fourth Battle: Nírnaith Arnediad, ... Balrogs did come to be imagined as Umaiar, but in the early 1950s at least Tolkien might have been holding on to 'many' Balrogs despite being Maiar? He fought many battles in the name of his master Morgoth, and was personally responsible for killing two of the High Kings of the Ñoldor. My feeling is that the lords of the Noldor would be approximately 2 meters tall on average, balrogs perhaps 2.25 meters tall on average and Morgoth himself perhaps 2.4 - 2.5 meters tall. I digressed into all that to make it clear that we do NOT have the full story of post-1930 Balrogs. Perhaps it will be a gimmick fight, ending with us drowning the Balrog? How can a mortal kill a Balrog? For the Balrog met in The Fellowship of the Ring see: Durin's Bane. As the High Captain of Angband, his only equal in rank was Sauron. There you have it. If you liked this, please check out my other projects: Lord of the Rings Balrogs aren't just independent spirits - no, they actually have (or had) a Lord, and his name was Gothmog. We know there was a Balrog in Moria and that only Gandalf seemed capable of slaying it. Balrogs, also known astheBalrogathorBalrogs of Morgoth,were fiery Maiarin spirits corrupted by Morgoth in the First Age. Yes, this is why the Hosts changed the number of Balrogs to 9. A Balrog (/ ˈ b æ l r ɒ ɡ /) is a powerful fictional monster in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.It first appeared in print in his high fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings, where the Fellowship of the Ring encounter one known as Durin's Bane in the Mines of Moria.Balrogs appear also in Tolkien's The Silmarillion and other posthumously published books. • The sword effect is great. There are more problems. How many balrogs existed is debatable. That leaves the Balrog with his whip of many thongs, ... Smaug would snatch up Durin’s Bane and gobble him up with his sword-sharp teeth (and we know swords can kill Balrogs). Only be 7 Balrogs can exist at one time and only one has ever served in Sauron's army. Seriously, how the hell is this going to work? Answer: We don't know exactly how much, but there were many. R. Mika, the rush-down mix-up wrestler I've reported on before, is Balrog's worst nightmare. It took Gandalf, a Maia, 3 days and 3 nights to smite Durin's Bane, and even then, he died. There are no clear statements in Lord of the Rings as to the 'allegiance' of the Balrog, and so it is often wondered if perhaps the Balrog of Moria was acting independently or awaiting the return of Morgoth rather than acting as a servant of Sauron. If another user wants to know how fine a Balrog’s teeth are, and so wants to search for “fine” in proximity to “Balrog”, the index must include one version for every possible combination of strings not only in Joe’s corrected text … Balrog (brick built) Piece count: 28 7 (This is not final it is just how many I used) If you think of something you think this project needs let me know in the comments! Although is does properly show the balrog without wings, it makes the balrog too inhuman looking. When it comes to slaying Ainur there are relatively few detailed examples, and only four “canonical” examples at that: There one more objection is raised: “Why didn’t the Balrog save itself when it fell from the mountainside?” The answer is that dead and dying Balrogs, like dead and dying dragons, don’t fly. The only character I would say could slay a balrog … With the destructive nature of Trolls and the flames of Dragons, they served the First Dark Lord in his wars in Beleriand to dominate all of the World and oppress the Free Peoples of Middle-earth. Elphion 19:33, 27 March 2008 (UTC) Balrog of Moria's awakening. HOWEVER - I am currently re-reading LotR, and just finished FotR. Alcuin Active Member. There's that scene right near the end where Legolas shoots down a large black creature in the sky (which we can assume was a Ringwraith on one of those big reptile steed things). In later writings, it is said there were only ever seven total. That said, I think if Gandalf knew a Balrog was in there, maybe he would have attempted the High Pass. Feanor was killed by two balrog's. I could continue to work on it and resolve many little details, but something important in origami is to realize when to stop. 6 There Was A Lord Of Balrogs. That leaves the Balrog with his whip of many thongs, ... Smaug would snatch up Durin’s Bane and gobble him up with his sword-sharp teeth (and we know swords can kill Balrogs). None of them are equal in power, and most are very different in appearance: ... Balrogs are very different and take many forms. The Balrog is unlike any other creature of Middle-Earth. • The central shapes are much better. There are many maiar in Tolkien’s legendarium. In some of Tolkien's text, he describes an army of balrogs led by Gothmog. Balrogs, as they are known in Arda (real names Valaraukar),are an extremely powerful demonic race of fallen Maiar found in J.R.R Tolkien's fantasy universe of Arda andMiddle-earth. Madman198237 wrote: It never states exactly how many Balrogs there actually were, as far as I know. Balrogs, also known as the Valaraukar, were Maiar that were seduced and corrupted by Melkor into his service. The details are not there. I'm still hoping there are more than 7 Dragons, with 7 being the fathers instead of the entire First Age "roster." Durin's Bane survived, and it is possible that more Balrogs fled the destruction of Morgoth. And if Ecthelion was able to kill 4 it is possible that these other elf lords could have killed a balrog, but I'm not sure with relative ease. (Going too near Isengard would risk a fight with Saruman, who is as dangerous as a Balrog, and, unlike the Balrog, actually HAD bested him before.) There are better and much easier to obtain souls in the game. The wings were either shielded by the darkness or formed by the Balrog on the spot or else the darkness (or part of the darkness) was reshaped by the Balrog to take on the form of wings (and thus BECAME wings). I honestly can't recommend this boss as the rewards aren't worth the time spent so only do the boss if you are a completionist. Feb 22, 2018 1. How To Fight Balrog As soon you enter the room you will notice many things. There … He was given the title Lord of the Balrogs, and he fought (and won) many battles for his master. Gothmog lived in the First Age and served under Melkor. The only Gothmog of the Lord of the Rings is the the Lieutenant of Morgul; an interesting figure quoted only once commanding armies of Men to plunder Minas Tirith. I'm pretty sure the only recorded history of this is when Ecthelion swayed Gothmog, the lord of Balrogs into a fountain and extinguished his flame. Considering it's mapleroyals we could maybe add a small chance of 100 and/or 250nx being dropped aswell, and maybe some other goodies to enhance the demand for people wanting to do Lord balrog bossing, from what i remember there were no limits on how many times you could go to Lord Balrog, but the exp gets worse at about lv 80 from what i remember, not sure tho. Thank you for reading and I hope you liked this project! In fact, a more perfect result generally looks dead. Elphion 17:27, 27 March 2008 (UTC) I also merged Number in with Characteristics, albeit removing most of the detail. Gothmog (Sindarin IPA: [ˈɡoθmoɡ] - "Strife and Hate") was the Lord of Balrogs during the First Age, and the greatest Balrog ever to walk Middle-earth. There is no point in reproducing the argument blow-by-blow here; there are many sites on the Web for the curious, and this argument will not be settled here. The Balrog is one of the most iconic monsters in Tolkien lore, and is just as famous within the realm of the LotR-TCG.There are few strategies that center around the Balrog itself, as he was most popular in Fellowship block, and all versions available in that time period restrict him only to underground sites, which is fairly crippling. • the second balrog is bigger than the first (height = 45-cm, instead of 35), length = 40-cm. There are other reasons that I do not like that picture. Because Balrog doesn't have a useful escape option, he can be frustrating to play. But if we assume that Balrogs could fly (and there is no reason why we should assume they could not), then there was still no reason for the Balrog to fly out of the chasm. Morgoth was eventually defeated in the War of Wrath at the end of the 1st age – the greatest war in Middle-Earth history that included the Valar, Elves, Men, Orcs, Balrogs, Dragons, Sauron etc. But several die to the hands of Elves, Eagles, and Men, and more almost certainly fall to the Valar when they destroy Thangorodrim. When Earendil cast Ancalagon from the sky the dragon was finished and it smote Thangorodrim in its ruin just as the Balrog of Moria smote the mountainside in ITS ruin. There is no definite answer to your question, but by the events of Lord of the Rings only a very small number remains, and the only known Balrog is Durin's Bane in Moria and one under Barad-dur. There the Balrog revealed itself fully, and the darkness with which it cloaked itself expanded. Yes, I am perfectly prepared to get my arse whooped for bringing up the Balrog question again. The Balrogs originated as Maiar, beings of the same kind as Sauron himself. 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