How did Gandalf defeat the Balrog?
How did Gandalf defeat the Balrog?
Gandalf pursued the monster for eight days, until they climbed to the peak of Zirakzigil, where the Balrog was forced to turn and fight, its body erupting into new flame. Here they fought for two days and nights. In the end, the Balrog was defeated and cast down, breaking the mountainside where it fell “in ruin”.
Are Gandalf and the Balrog the same?
When Gandalf confronted Moria’s Balrog, the two opponents couldn’t been less alike in physical terms. In truth, however, the Balrog and Gandalf were once both of the same ilk. Like Gandalf, the Balrogs began as primordial spirits known as Maia, who had existed since before time began and took no physical form.
How long did Gandalf fall with the Balrog?
about 69 seconds
Now it is your turn to answer some questions. If you look at the fight scene between Gandalf and the Balrog as they fall, it takes about 69 seconds for the two to fall from the bridge to the underground lake.
How many Balrogs are left?
In Tolkien’s later writings, he made note of the fact that there could not have ever been more than seven Balrogs, yet they were able to drive away Ungoliant in what was described as a “tempest of fire”. In another early writing, the Lord of the Balrogs was named Lungorthin.
Why was Gandalf afraid of the Balrog?
Gandalf was simply afraid the Balrog would kill the Fellowship and capture the Ring. He wasn’t concerned about his own personal safety, just that the quest would fail.
Who killed Balrogs?
Instead, he sent the Balrogs to fight and lead in battle. Two of them were killed in the Fall of Gondolin: Gothmog by Ecthelion, and another by Glorfindel.
Do Balrogs serve Sauron?
The Balrogs were originally the servants of Morgoth in the First Age, of whom, Sauron was also his servant. The Balrogs and Sauron were all Maiar and somewhat coeval; it is debatable whether a Balrog would recognize Sauron as successor and serve him willingly.
Why did Gandalf turn white?
Gandalf was carried to Caras Galadhon in Lothlórien, where he was healed, given a new staff, and clothed in white, and thus became Gandalf the White.
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… This makes it sound as though more than one survived after the War of Wrath, although perhaps the others never again emerged to encounter other sentient beings as the one in Moria did.
Did Gandalf know there was a Balrog in Moria?
I just read through this part in the book and it seems like Gandalf didn’t know about the Balrog pretty much until he saw it step out in Moria. I thought it was well known among Middle-Earth lore, especially among the wise, that a Balrog chased Durin’s folk out of Moria.
How did Gimli not know about Moria?
Combining the poor communication between Erebor and Moria with the Dwarves’ extended lifespans, Gimli might not have known about the fall of Moria simply because Erebor had not grown too worried about the lack of information yet.
