Do Balrogs Have Wings?

Following up yesterday’s Hobbit news, here’s something you don’t think about but other people do, a lot. Do Balrogs have wings? If so, why did it fall into the chasm? How fast did Gandalf and the Balrog fall? Where am I? Is that ham? Then we turn to the question of whether Balrogs really CAN […]

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Following up yesterday's Hobbit news, here's something you don't think about but other people do, a lot. Do Balrogs have wings? If so, why did it fall into the chasm? How fast did Gandalf and the Balrog fall? Where am I? 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.

I thought ungoliant was what ladies and swimmers put on their legs to get the hair off.

Do Balrogs Have Wings? [Xenite.org]