the definative balrog answer :)

11-21-2003, 06:37 PM

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Originally posted by Grendel
Yes, the balrog "arose" from DEEP underground. It was hiding there for centuries. It had to flee from Angmar when the forces of good were victorious, which is why the phrase "that, flying from thangorodrim" is followed by "had lain hidden". The word "flying" is clearly being used as a synonym for "flee". The balrog had to flee Thangorodrim and run and hide.

You need to read other quotes posted above, the "arose" is from something else, as you can read above, not from that same thing you keep talking about. Also, to say "flying" is definitively used as flee is pretty closed minded man, cuz there are other parts where Tolkien is speaking of winged creatures and he says "flying"...

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