09-05-2002, 10:38 PM | #1 |
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Balrogs: How large are they?
Balrogs
Excuse me, but I was wondering on the size of Balrogs. In the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Tolkien implies that Balrogs are somewhat smaller than trolls, because they fight with Elven lords, such as Fingon. In the fleeing from Gondolin, Glorfindel battles a Balrog on the peaks, and again this passage implies that the fire-demons are a dozen feet tall or so. In the film, the Balrog exceeds the size of a cave-troll, but that may be that the demon had grown in power and in size waiting in the Mines. Please reply? Thanx. |
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